Note 38 — Chapter IX · : AT MONASTERY GATES
Reading edition
The mortuary card, preserved in F. T.'s prayer-book, runs:—
"Of your charity pray for the soul of Charles Thompson, M.R.C.S., L.S.A., who departed this life April 9th, 1896, aged 72, fortified by the rites of Holy Church"—with the motto "The silent and wise man shall be honoured."