wollstonecraft returned to london in april 1795, seeking imlay, but he rejected her; the next month she attempted to commit suicide, but he saved her life (it is unclear how). in a last attempt to win him back, she embarked upon a hazardous trip to scandinavia from june to september 1795, with only her one-year-old daughter and a maid, in order to conduct some business for him. wollstonecraft's journey was daunting not only because she was travelling to what some considered a nearly uncivilized region during a time of war, but also because she was travelling without a male escort. when she returned to england and realized that her relationship with imlay was over, she attempted suicide a second time. she went out on a rainy night, walked around to soak her clothes, and then jumped into the river thames, where a stranger rescued her.