6o REMINISCENCES OF 



in dis contree vary parfit, but die crowd everywhere, 

 a crowd ballroom, even — always a crowd '. I sup- 

 pose they think it is always as bad as at present. 

 " Your affectionate 



" Mary A. Thomson. 



" Uncle Fred thinks of going to Scotland on 

 Wednesday or Thursday, The only thing I was 

 sorry for at the Coronation was his going with me 

 instead of being in his proper place as a Privy 

 Councillor. 



" I believe I have left out words and made many 

 mistakes in my letter, but have no time to read it 

 again. I hope Granty keeps better since he went to 

 Blair. John stays till Thursday, so I don't know 

 when we go to Richmond Park, as it is full ; besides 

 John has numbers of friends in town and would rather 

 remain. 



" I was glad Clem did not go to the Abbey. She 

 is better, I think, since we came. But it was such 

 hard work, and even I had to stand on a bench on 

 tip-toes till I could hardly move — many little people 

 saw nothing. 



" I think you will be tired of this letter, it is so 

 long. Have you any commissions ? I wish you 

 could have been here yesterday, for I really did en- 

 joy it. Tell Louisa that for once I could not sleep 

 from excitement the night before the Coronation. 

 Think of sage old me being such a goose ! The 

 opera to-night is the Puritani, so good. I expect 

 that Albertazzi will sing the part Fanny Windham 



