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Mrs. Macaulay being unwell had gone away for a change, but 
was just now expected back, her health much improved. She 
returned on the znd Jany, but was still very ill and so painted up 
to the eyes ‘“‘she looked quite ghastly and ghostly.” Little else 
was talked of but “Kitty Macaulay,” who grew worse daily. 
The Dr. (Macaulay) “looks stupid and sulky. My own and 
general opinion, Wilkes wrote, is that Mrs. M.’s head is affected 
and some indiscretions with Dr. G (raham) are the common topic 
of conversation.” 
In due time, in the spring, again came another start. 
1778. April rr. Left Prince’s Court at seven in the morning, 
arrived at the Castle at Marlborough at half an hour 
after six. Lay there. He was so exhausted and . 
fatigued by this long days ride—eleven hours and a 
half—that he wrote,—I shall never undertake such a 
journey again in so short a time. 
Arrived at Bath on the 12th he had his quarters once more at 
Miss Temple’s in Galloway’s Buildings. My landlady, he wrote, 
has just dropped me such a broad wheel courtsey that I trembled 
for the floor and the floor trembled likewise. He dined with 
Colonel Whitmore who still had apartments in the same house, 
and with Mr. Madan. At the dinner the Colonel was so racked 
with gout that in intervals only could he be at all himself. In 
the evening Wilkes went to the Lower Rooms, and writing 
merrily to his daughter told her the MC threatened that he should 
not be again admitted without a certain lady who did honour 
wherever she went. 
13th, 14th, 15th. Dined alone at the lodgings. 
16th. Dined at Major Brereton’s in Garrard Street with 
Governor Thickness, the two Plunkett’s, rev. Mr. Bate, 
Mr. Twigge, Mrs. and Miss Juliet Brereton. 
17th On the 16th the daughter wrote as a slight rally,— 
tomorrow I shall fast and I hope you will keep the day 
with equal strictness, to be exemplary in the dissipated 
