78 BE COEDS AND BEMINISCENCES OF GOODWOOD 



always affirmed that there was a cause for every- 

 thing. 



Most assiduously did he watch over the health of 

 his Grace, who so frequently suffered from the effects 

 of gout. 



The Duke of Wellington, although he had himself 

 suffered a severe contusion upon the hip-bone from a 

 spent ball, hobbled across the street on a pair of crutches 

 the day after the battle of Orthez, to see Lord March, 

 whom he found lying in a precarious state. Dr. Hair 

 made a sign that the sufferer was sleeping. The Duke 

 leaned against the mantelpiece gazing sympatheti- 

 cally on his young protege, when suddenly the sufferer 

 awoke, and recognizing his Chief, faintly expressed 

 a hope that he had been successful on the previous 

 day. " I've given them a good licking, and shall 

 follow it up," was the reply, which appeared to 

 compose Lord March, who, being much exhausted, 

 turned and fell into a doze again. The Duke of 

 Wellington then quitted the room with tears running 

 down his cheeks, and feeling that he had taken the 

 last farewell of the son of one of his dearest and 

 oldest friends. 



Notwithstanding his victory, the Duke was deeply 

 grieved and troubled by the sacrifice of so many lives, 

 for the loss of the allies amounted to 2300. 



In 1814, when the fourth Duke went to reside at 

 Brussels, Lord March accompanied him, being aide- 



