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his expedition. When he arrived, which was about ten 

 o'clock, every window in the town was lighted ; and as 

 the street is very broad, you cannot conceive how well it 

 looked. 



He was yesterday fox-hunting ; the Duke of Grafton 

 carried him in his coach. We had a great deal of leaping, 

 and he would go over everything. I was very glad when 

 we got him safe home, and he was mightily pleased with 

 the chase, which put him in better spirits than I ever saw 

 him. He has been magnificently and well served. I 

 believe we have been both days about six-and-twenty at 

 table. As we dine, you know, very late, he retired to his 

 own apartment after coflfee, and we all to the Coffee-house. 

 He is to see a cock-match this morning, and sets out for 

 London about one. I believe I shall be at the Duke of 

 Northumberland's ; I have got a great many tickets, and 

 between three and four hundred by the horses. — Yours, 



March and R 



APPENDIX VI. 



HiNCHiNBROKE, Thursday Morning. 



My dear George, — Our party at Wakefield^ went off 

 very well. We had hunting, racing, whist, and quinze. 

 My horse won, as I expected, but the odds were upon him, 

 so that I betted little. 



After hunting on Monday I went to Ossory's, where I 

 lay in my way here. He came with me and went back 

 yesterday. I imagine he would have liked to have stayed 



^ The Duke of Grafton's seat. 



