[1ProfessorDowden，’LifeofShelley’，vol。ii。，p。501，says\"schooner-rigged。\"Thisisalandsman’smistake。]
LeighHunt，thatamiable，shiftless，Radicalmanofletters，wascomingoutfromEnglandwithhiswife；onJuly1stShelleyandWilliamssailedinthe’Ariel’toLeghorntomeetthem，andsettlethemintotheground-floorofByron’spalaceatPisa。
Hisbusinessdespatched，ShelleyreturnedfromPisatoLeghorn，withHunt’scopyofKeats’s’Hyperion’inhispockettoreadonthevoyagehome。Thoughtheweatherlookedthreatening，heputtoseaagainonJuly8th，withWilliamsandanEnglishsailor-boy。TrelawnywantedtoconvoytheminByron’syacht，butwasturnedbackbytheauthoritiesbecausehehadnoport-clearance。Theairwassultryandstill，withastormbrewing，andhewentdowntohiscabinandslept。Whenheawoke，itwastoseefishing-boatsrunningintoharbourunderbarepolesamidthehubbubofathunder-squall。Inthatsquallthe’Ariel’disappeared。Itisdoubtfulwhethertheunseaworthycraftwasmerelyswamped，orwhether，asthereissomereasontosuppose，anItalianfeluccaranherdownwithintenttorobtheEnglishmen。Inanycase，thecalamityisthecrowningexampleofthatcombinationofbadmanagementandbadluckwhichdoggedShelleyallhislife。Itwasmadnesstotrustanopenboat，mannedonlybytheinexperiencedWilliamsandaboy（forShelleywasworsethanuseless），tothechancesofaMediterraneanstorm。Anddestinyturnsontrifles；ifthe’Bolivar’hadbeenallowedtosail，Trelawnymighthavesavedthem。
Hesentoutsearch-parties，andonJuly19thsealedthedespairingwomen’scertaintyofdisasterbythenewsthatthebodieshadbeenwashedashore。Shelley’swasidentifiedbyacopyofSophoclesinonecoat-pocketandtheKeatsinanother。
WhatTrelawnythendidwasanactionofthatperfectfitnesstowhichonlytherarestnaturesareprompted：hechargedhimselfwiththebusinessofburningthebodies。Thisrequiredsomeorganisation。Therewereofficialformalitiestofulfil，andthematerialshadtobeassembled——thefuel，theimprovisedfurnace，theironbars，saltandwineandoiltopouruponthepyre。Inhisartless’Records’hedescribesthelastsceneontheseashore。Shelley’sbodywasgiventotheflamesonadayofintenseheat，whentheislandslayhazyalongthehorizon，andinthebackgroundthemarble-fleckedApenninesgleamed。