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 Lake's orders ; and that I wished it could be made 

 His Royal Highness's pleasure that I should re- 

 ceive orders from any other person than Mr. 

 Lake. 



Vv^hen at the carriage, His Royal Highness said 

 he wished for Escape to make very strong play, 

 and made a pause, as I thought, for me to make 

 an answer ; but from what had occurred at first 

 coming upon the course, likewise His Royal 

 Highness's speaking in so firm a manner when I 

 was at the carriage, that notwithstanding I so 

 very much wanted to tell His Royal Highness my 

 thoughts ; but as they were something like a 

 contradiction, I was fearful to name them, with- 

 out it was His Royal Highness's pleasure to ask 

 for them, as I particularly wished for Escape to 

 wait, and for His Royal Highness to have known 

 my reasons, (and none else,) to prevent any bad 

 constructions being hawked about, of what I 

 wanted to say about Escape's condition, provided 

 Escape won, 



I must 



