"He did not want to give up his quiet lodgings and subject himself to the confusion of Mary's household, outlining his anxieties in an essay he wrote for The Enquirer in which he spoke about the dangers of "cohabitation":

'It seems to be one of the most important of the arts of life, that men should not come too near each other, or touch in too many points.  Excessive familiarity is the bane of social happiness.'"
- Romantic Outlaws by Charlotte Gordon