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defect in their case. Of course I should not wish to be 

 quoted on this subject. I dined on Saturday at Lady 

 Grey's, and on Sunday in Dover Street. Lady Eliza- 

 beth was both days much better. I had seen her 

 before twice, and she was affected beyond measure, 

 especially the first time she hardly seemed to know 

 what she was saying. William came to town, and 

 there had been an alarm of the fever at Cambridge, my 

 brother and others having been very ill. This rather 

 roused her, and made her think of what was going on. 

 But while she continues in Dover Street, she never 

 will be much better. Believe me ever yours truly, 



"H. BROUGHAM." 



FEOM LOED GEEY. 



"HowiCK, December 16, 1815. 



" MY DEAR BROUGHAM, I have to thank you for 

 two letters received since I last wrote. I was just 

 going to write to you when your last arrived, and that 

 which ought to have accelerated my answer in fact 

 retarded it. It is a terrible question that you have 

 put to me about going to town. My convenience 

 would require that I should remain here till very late, 

 if not the whole year : Lady Grey's health which has 

 not been quite so good lately that she should have as 

 much time as possible to recruit before she goes to be 

 a chaperon in London. Public duty I feel that I have 

 none to call me away; in that view I have a complete 

 right to my discharge, not only from the treatment I 

 have experienced, but from the absolute certainty that 

 no exertion or sacrifice that I can make will be of the 

 slightest use. But to myself I owe something, and to 

 my friends much more ; and if they think that any- 



