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unwise to attempt its analysis ; I therefore leave the 

 reader its perusal in extenso in the Appendix. 



An undated communication ^ which follows com- 

 mences with a statement that 'letters that go in 

 trunks never arrive,' a reason, as the shrewd March 

 opines, for one of six sheets not reaching him, a 

 ' penny- wise and pound-foolish ' mode of dealing with 

 correspondence then, as now. His lordship was a 

 true prophet when he foretold that, ' because he was 

 rich now [after his four thousand guineas haul], he 

 should never be poor again,' as he purposes using 

 a cool thousand of his ' dear George's ' to go to 

 Newmarket; but what to do, supposing the date 

 (December) to be correct, is uncertain. Something 

 of a speculating character was on, either in paste- 

 board or horseflesh ; though March, in taking French 

 leave, locks the stable door before the departure 

 of the steed Fortune, as, come ill- or good-luck, 

 he had taken precautions to recoup Selwyn from 

 another source, did his 'filly' Fortune break down 

 in her gallop. This letter his lordship interlards 

 with political gossip for his parliamentary corre- 

 spondent, studying political economy at Paris ! 



During the year 1766^ Lord March received 

 further honour at the hands of his Majesty King 



^ Appendix J 1. ^ August 31st. 



