, ▁and ▁somewhat ▁uns atisf actory ▁on ▁both ▁sides , ▁and ▁the ▁London ▁poet , ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁a ▁short ▁half ▁an ▁hour , ▁qu itted ▁the ▁Help ston ▁min st rel , ▁leaving ▁a ▁son net , ▁wrapped - ▁in ▁a ▁one - p ound ▁note , ▁behind ▁him . ▁ ▁Cla re ▁f rown ed ▁when ▁discover ing ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁en velope ; ▁but ▁he ▁liked ▁the ▁son net , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁sake ▁of ▁it , ▁and ▁on ▁Pat ty ' s ▁pet ition , ▁cons ented ▁not ▁to ▁send ▁it ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁g iver . ▁ ▁Friend ship ▁with ▁Charles ▁Dick ens ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ▁Town sh end ▁studied ▁mes mer ism , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁chief ▁British ▁exponent ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁after ▁Dr . ▁John ▁Elli ot son ; ▁he ▁published ▁two ▁books ▁and ▁some ▁articles ▁and ▁letters ▁on ▁the ▁subject . ▁Elli ot son ▁introduced ▁Town sh end ▁to ▁Charles ▁Dick ens , ▁who ▁also ▁had ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁mes mer ism , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁became ▁lif el ong ▁friends . ▁Town sh end ' s ▁volume ▁of ▁poetry ▁The ▁Three ▁G ates ▁( 1 8 5 9 ) ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Dick ens , ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁dedicated ▁Great ▁Ex pect ations ▁to ▁Town sh end ; ▁Dick ens ▁also ▁gave ▁Town sh end ▁the ▁original ▁manuscript ▁of ▁the ▁novel , ▁and ▁his ▁cry stal ▁ball . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁Town sh end ▁married ▁El iza