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best to see the principal things well, and leave the 
rest slightly seen, or unseen altogether; but I think 
nothing of the kind will ever interest me after I leave 
Rome. We were three days and a half in coming 
to Naples in a voiture; the inns were bad, but the 
road equal to any in England; the weather very 
fine. Another voiture with excellent company was 
with us, and we liked our journey very well, espe- 
cially as the country through which we passed was 
so very interesting. We visited the villa of Cicero, 
where he was killed, and also his tomb. We arrived 
at Naples February 28th. Sir W. Hamilton is most 
particularly civil, and his acquaintance will be of 
great use to us. Mr. Walsby, who is here with the 
Duke of Gloucester and family, is also very polite. 
On Saturday evening we were presented to the Duke 
and Duchess, who received us very courteously, es- 
pecially the latter, who talked with me for near half 
an hour with the greatest affability, and so did the 
young prince and princess. The Duke was engaged 
almost all the evening in playing on the bass-viol 
with the celebrated Giardini, who is in his train ; 
there were only two gentlemen and ourselves be- 
sides the family, so that it was quite like a private 
visit. Lady Almeria Carpenter is always with them, 
and we had some conversation with her. She is 
the most angelic creature that I have seen since I 
left England,—I might almost say the only really 
handsome woman. ‘The Duchess too is a very fine 
woman. We are now at liberty to go any evening 
we please, as they are generally at home; we shall 
see them again at Rome. 
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