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milk lower in cash than when we parted. Most of the 

 W^iite's people are gone to Sir J. Moore's. Bully, Lord 

 Wilmington, and myself are left here to reflect coolly upon 

 our losses, and the nonsense of keeping running horses; 

 and yet, notwithstanding all our resolutions, if we make 

 any, they will end as yours do, after being doved at 

 Almack's. Scott has lost near three thousand. 



Lord Northumberland has kissed hands, and is Duke 

 of Northumberland ; but the most extraordinary thing in 

 the world is that Lord Cardigan wrote to the Duke of 

 Grafton declining the offer that was made him of being a 

 Duke. What his reasons are I don't know ; I only know 

 that he had desired it, and that he had the King's promise 

 that whenever any were made, that he should be one. 



Bully dines here, and I think of going to-night to Bury 

 to the ball and fair. Farewell, my dear George ; I wish 

 with all my heart that I was with you instead of in this 



d d place. 3IiUe choses h la cara Tondino. Tell her I 



have had her letter, and will write to her soon. . . . 



APPENDIX S. 



October 13th, 1766. 



My dear George, — I suppose that the wind has been 

 contrary and prevented me from hearing anything from 

 you since you left Boulogne. I stayed at Newmarket with 

 Bully till last Friday, and was to have gone back there to- 

 day in my way to Lord Orford's, where all the Newmarket 

 people are gone, if the Duke of York had not asked me to 

 dine with him to-day, which I thought I could not refuse, 



