Todd relies on scraps of poetry that Shelley may have written after Imlay 's death .
Todd concludes that Shelley saw her in Bath and rejected her pleas because he needed to protect Claire 's reputation as well as his own at this time .
Relying on scraps of poetry that Shelley may have written after Imlay 's death , Todd concludes that Shelley saw her in Bath and rejected her pleas because he needed to protect Claire 's reputation as well as his own at this time .