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business. I now send them all in three separate 

 covers which accompany this. The Prince's conduct 

 has been such as we may be pretty sure it will be on 

 all occasions. He has given the Princess a great 

 advantage, which it requires only common prudence 

 on her part to turn to good account, and hitherto she 

 appears to me to have conducted herself very judici- 

 ously. I think you did quite right in recommending 

 that the letter should be sent as she had written it. 

 It is very good in substance, and the style proving it 

 to be her own is an advantage. A full remonstrance, 

 for which there is an abundance of excellent topics, if 

 it becomes necessary, should be carefully written; and 

 in a formal step of that nature she could not be 

 supposed to act without an adviser. I hope, however, 

 that it will not be necessary ; and from what Mac- 

 malion says in his note, I am inclined to believe that 

 they will not object to the Princess Charlotte's going 

 to Kensington once a-week. 



" Eemember your promise to pay us a visit. I hear 

 much better accounts of Thanet. Ever yours, 



"GREY." 



At this time I received the following from Lady 

 Charlotte Lindsay : 



JFEOM LADY CHARLOTTE LINDSAY. 



"SHEFFIELD PLACE, September 2, 1812. 



" DEAR MR BROUGHAM, I received both your 

 letters, with the enclosure quite safe. I communicated 

 the contents of them to H.R.H., who has sent me 

 so many messages to you in her answer that I think 

 the shortest way is to send you her letter, which I 



