He writes that he intended to follow Fowell and Anna Gurney to Dover later that day and describes his journey to see Palmerston at Windsor Castle the previous day, to be commissioned as Her Majesty's secret ambassador to the Pope to obtain an agreement that he would encourage education and social progress in Africa. He recounts what Palmerston had told him about the treaties with South America and with some northern powers, which left the United States as the only country not to accede to the Christian League for abolishing the slave trade, about his hope of obtaining Fernando Po (Bioko) and his concession over sending correspondence through the diplomatic bag to Buxton while he should be in Italy. He describes how he had worked daily from breakfast time until two or three the following morning, with breaks only for meals and a walk, in order to finish his book, and the way he had made his secretary, Wiseman, work until he was quite exhausted. He mentions the people to whom he intended to send farewell letters, and thanks Andrew for his letter. He mentions that he was expecting Trew to arrive at any minute. He announces that the steamers for the Niger Expedition might be ordered that very day and pays tribute to the kindness of Sir Edward Parry in his report to the government. He wishes that Andrew and she could see the finished version of his book, though he is sure that she would be very critical of the style. He promises that when it was printed it would be sent to Halesworth for her criticism and Sir George Stephen would correct it for the press, and she should therefore note her criticisms on a separate sheet to send to him. He adds that Palmerston did not think that there would be any difficulty in publishing it by the time it was printed. Finally, he sends his love to her children, Andrew and Effie. (Memoir, p. 453.)