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a debate ; and that if a future agitation of this ques- 

 tion should be necessary, / shall come forward with 

 more effect, from the disposition I have now shown to 

 forbear. If all our friends had been as stout as Thanet, 

 the case would have been different ; but he is literally 

 the only person I have seen whose feelings were up to 

 the mark. 



" The Prince's health I believe to be very bad. He 

 certainly was very ill the beginning of last week : his 

 nerves are not equal to the rejoicings for which so 

 much money has been spent, and it is said he means 

 to go out of town : the hooting, hissing, and abuse of 

 the Queen (there was no form of reproach that did not 

 assail her ears), which was more violent and alarming 

 than ever, the other night in her way to Carlton House, 

 have probably had their effect. It was so bad that 

 the Prince ordered all his aides-de-camp to attend her 

 chair home in the morning. 



" I have just got your letter. It is, as this will 

 have informed you, too late for any discussion, but 

 the line of argument is exactly what I meant to have 

 followed on the public part of the question, and which 

 I pointed out, as far as in such a discussion it was pos- 

 sible to do so, in what I said last night. 



" I shall go back on Thursday with all speed, as I 

 left the poor boy very ill. 



" Pray write to me, and tell me you are not very 

 much mortified and disappointed by this lame and im- 

 potent conclusion; for I confess I rather feel like a fool 

 in having taken such a journey, and made such an 

 appearance at the end of it. 



" Write to Ho wick, and do come and see us if you 

 can. Ever yours, GREY." 



