Although Mary didn't particularly want to go back to London, she wanted to try one last time to win back the father of her first child, Fanny. After rejecting her once again, Mary tried to commit suicide, twice. She even went as far as trying to recover a treasure ship for him, her work, Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, would come of this venture but she would never win his affection back. 

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