Two weeks before, Dolly had received a penitent letter from her husband. He implored her to save his honour and to sell her estate to pay his debts.
Dos semanas antes Dolly había recibido una carta de su marido en la que, pidiéndole disculpas, le rogaba que salvase su honor vendiendo su parte en la propiedad para pagar las deudas que él tenía contraídas.