Chapter V

DEPARTURE.
Liverpool Philharmonic Society—Two concerts—Jenny Lind at
rehearsal—_Messiah_, her first singing of the Soprano part
in England—Great excitement—Her Swedish heart—The old
folks at home—A hurried departure—A royal progress down
the river—Westward Ho!—American triumphs—Oratorio a
congenial field—Letter to parents—To her guardian Herr
Munthe—Milk soup and a wooden spoon—Death of Fru Lind—
Retrospect of a devoted daughter—Word portrait by Mr.
Parker Willis—Lady beggars—“Good night” _page_ 432

LAST WORDS.
Later Art-life of Madame Goldschmidt—Her death _page_ 448

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

CROELIUS, JENNY LIND’S FIRST SINGING MASTER _page_ 14 FACSIMILE PAGE OF ENGAGEMENT BOOK _To face page_ 228 JENNY LIND IN THE CHARACTER OF “MARIA” IN _La Figlia del Reggimento_ _To face page_ 248 JENNY LIND IN THE CHARACTER OF “ALICE” IN _Roberto il Diavolo_ _page_ 267 JENNY LIND IN THE CHARACTER OF “AMINA” IN _La Sonnambula_ _page_ 279 JENNY LIND IN THE CHARACTER OF “NORMA” _To face page_ 318 MADEMOISELLE LIND, FROM A DAGUERROTYPE BY KILBURN, AUGUST 1850 _To face page_ 434 WYND’S POINT, MALVERN HILLS, MADAME GOLDSCHMIDT’S COUNTRY HOME IN WHICH SHE SPENT MUCH OF THE LAST YEARS OF HER LIFE, AND IN WHICH SHE DIED, NOVEMBER 1887 _page_ 462

JENNY LIND,—THE ARTIST.