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am quite undetermined, and there is always something 

 to do here that I wish to stay for. The Duchess of 

 Hamilton sets out for Paris Wednesday-week, and the 

 Duke and Duchess of Ancaster will go about the same 

 time. I was to-day at Leicester House, to kiss hands for 

 the rilmnd. Lady Augusta inquired after you in the most 

 gracious and good-humoured manner that can be imagined. 

 She said you had saved your fine coat for the king's birth- 

 day. I told her I was sure you would not be so econo- 

 mical upon another occasion, and that you intended to return 

 on purpose to pay your respects to her. The masquerade 

 was very numerous and very fine. Old Gunning was 

 there in a running footman's habit, with Lady Coventry's 

 picture hung at his button-hole, like a croix de St. Louis. 

 Tom Hervey has advertised his wife, which advertisement 

 Williams ^ is to give you an account of. The Bedfords 

 are all arrived. Lord Tavistock dined here to-day, with 

 d'Uson and M. de Henry. Madame de Boufilers was at 

 Lady Mary Coke's for two days in the Ascot week ; she 

 is now at Sion Hill. 



I have eat so much dinner that what I have already 

 written makes my head ache, so I am just going to take a 

 walk in the Park, it being now past eight, and the finest 

 evening that ever was. I will write you again soon, and 

 more intelligibly, and when I know what I intend doing, 

 I will let you know it. Tondino h in collera, dicendo che 

 la littera non k andato suhito. Farewell, my dear George. — 

 Yours most affectionately, 



March and R. 



1 ' Gilly ' Williams.— J. R. R. 



