76 'OLD q' 



Queeusberry House, Burlington Street, having no 

 doubt relieved herself by this ' mountain in labour ' 

 episode. 



Another good story is related of this eccentric 

 lady by the same authority, Walpole. 



The circumstances happened at the Dean of 

 Lincoln's, whose guest she, with other noble dames, 

 had been. On the ladies retiring, they were ushered 

 into a drawing-room which had an only entrance 

 from the dining-room, and was destitute of those 

 necessaries polite society demands. The Duchess and 

 her companions bore this species of confinement as 

 long as their patience allowed. At last the Duchess 

 took upon herself the part of 'spokeswoman,' and, 

 opening the door leading to the dining-room, said : 

 ' " Mr." Dean, you have given us an admirable dinner, 

 good wine, and an excellent dessert, but you must 

 remember that we are not residentiaries.' A more 

 pointed rebuke than this might have been expected 

 from so outspoken a dame as her grace. 



The Earl of March and Ruglen raced during 1760 

 as if he had the whole of the Cassillis property in 

 possession ; but neither the adverse result of this 

 litigation nor any other circumstance affected the 

 buoyancy of his lordship's spirits. True, as he 

 advanced in years his temperament became a little 



