Monitor in London, Middlesex

Surprising Turn in a Living Historian’s Fortunes

The Monitor recounts a man’s unexpected recovery from illness aided by changed habits and warmer weather. Amid his improving health he contemplates restoring his finances, aided by a notable incident: Mrs. Bull’s sudden ill health. Her condition, though not terminal, casts a pall and the notion that a “very bad wife” makes a man hope for relief through her absence.