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Egerton took me to the garden. In crossing the 

 office we found John and Willy going to take " Miss 

 Apples " home, who looked amazed to see us there, 

 as we were to have come straight here from the 

 Abbey. Many ladies walked home, but after the 

 procession had passed, and before. We found the 

 remains of a large ddjeund and party at Aunt 

 Charles's. 



" I shall leave the procession to some one else to 

 tell, as I only saw the Duke of Newcastle's carriage 

 like some fairy tale. The horses were covered with 

 blue satin bows, and blue satin ribbon manes. W^e 

 got home here in the carriage in about an hour, and 

 I slept a round of the clock. I never saw such a 

 quiet mob. John and Captain Williams saw the 

 fireworks and illuminations, which were quite superb ; 

 many ladies did also, but we were too tired. Emily 

 Montgomery went and saw, but was considerably 

 alarmed at the mob, and no wonder. 



" The Duke of Wellington gave a grand ball last 

 night, so there was enough done. 



" Mrs. Broke and Kate Muir and Glenace came 

 to see us to-day, all looking so well. I don't know 

 how long leave John has got, but I hear Lord Rosslyn 

 has given him some ; but he has gone to get it settled 

 with Sir John McDonald. We go to the opera to- 

 night to see the Puritani with the Montgomerys, 

 who go to Scotland to-morrow. 



"" There is a fancy fair in Hyde Park to-day and 

 to-morrow. We are going to see it — in short, every 

 one is mad here. The foreigners say, ' Everything 



