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upon the Green Park�察�and filled with pictures and marbles。 We stayed an
hour or more after the other guests�察 �listening to his stores of literary
anecdote and pleasant talk。 In the evening we went to the Miss Berrys'�察�
where we found Lord Morpeth�察 �who is much attached to them。 Miss
Berry put her hand on his head�察 �which is getting a little gray�察 �and said�此�
;Ah�察�George�察�and I remember the day you were born�察�your grandmother
brought you and put you in my arms。; Now this grandmother of Lord
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Morpeth's was the celebrated Duchess of Devonshire�察�who electioneered
for Fox�察�and he led her to tell me all about her。 ;Eothen; was also there�察�
Lady Lewis and many of my friends。 。 。 。 Aunty wishes to know who is
;Eothen。; She has probably read his book�察 �Eothen�察�or Traces of Travel�察─�
which was very popular two or three years since。 He is a young lawyer�察�
Mr。 Kinglake�察�the most modest�察�unassuming person in his manners�察�very
shy and altogether very unlike the dashing�察�spirited young Englishman I
figured to myself�察�whom nothing could daunt from the Arab even to the
plague�察�which he defied。
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LETTER�此 �To I。P。D。
Dear Uncle and Aunt�此 �On Thursday ��the 25th�А�we were invited to Sir
John Pakington's�察 �whose wife is the Bishop of Rochester's daughter�察 �but
were engaged to Mr。 Senior�察�who had asked us to meet the Archbishop of
Dublin�察�the celebrated Dr。 Whately。 He had come over from Ireland to
make a speech in the House of Lords upon the Irish Poor Law。 He is full
of learning ��and�А �simplicity�察 �and with most genial hearty manners。
Rogers was also there and said more fine things than I have heard him say
before at dinner�察 �as he is now so deaf that he does not hear general
conversation�察 �and cannot tell where to send his shaft�察 �which is always
pointed。 He retains all his sarcasm and epigrammatic point�察�but he shines
now especially at breakfast�察�where he has his audience to himself。
We went from Mr。 Senior's to Mr。 Milman's�察�but nearly all the guests
there were departed or departing�察�though one or two returned with us to
the drawing´room to stay the few minutes we did。 Among the lingerers
we found Sir William and Lady Duff Gordon�察 �the two Warburtons�察�
;Hochelaga; and ;Crescent and Cross�察─ �and ;Eothen。; Mrs。 Milman I
really love�察�and we see much of them。
On Saturday was the dreaded Drawing´Room�察 �on which occasion I
was to be presented to the Queen。 。 。 。 Mr。 Bancroft and I left home at a
quarter past one。 On our arrival we passed through one or two corridors�察�
lined by attendants with battle´axes and picturesque costumes�察 �looking
very much like the supernumeraries on the stage�察�and were ushered into
the ante´room�察 �a large and splendid room�察 �where only the Ministers and
Privy Councillors�察 �with their families�察 �are allowed to go with the
Diplomatic Corps。 Here we found Lady Palmerston�察�who showed me a
list she had got Sir Edward Cust�察�the master of ceremonies�察�to make out of
the order of precedence of the Diplomatic Corps�察�and when the turn would
come for us who were to be newly presented。 The room soon filled up
and it was like a pleasant party�察 �only more amusing�察 �as the costumes of
both gentlemen and ladies were so splendid。 I got a seat in the window
with Madam Van de Weyer and saw the Queen's train drive up。 At the
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end of this room are two doors�此 �at the left hand everybody enters the
next apartment where the Queen and her suite stand�察�and after going round
the circle�察 �come out at the right´hand door。 After those who are
privileged to go FIRST into the ANTE´ROOM leave it�察�the general circle
pass in�察 �and they also go in and out the same doors。 But to go back。
The left´hand door opens and Sir Edward Cust leads in the Countess
Dietrichstein�察�who is the eldest Ambassadress�察�as the Countess St。 Aulair is
in Paris。 As she enters she drops her train and the gentlemen ushers open
it out like a peacock's tail。 Then Madam Van de Weyer�察�who comes next�察�
follows close upon the train of the former�察 �then Baroness Brunnow�察 �the
Madam Bunsen�察�then Madam Lisboa�察�then Lady Palmerston�察�who�察�as the
wife of the Minister for Foreign Affairs�察 �is to introduce the Princess
Callimachi�察�Baroness de Beust�察�and myself。 She stations herself by the
side of the Queen and names us as we pass。 The Queen spoke to none of
us�察�but gave me a very gracious smile�察�and when Mr。 Bancroft came by�察�
she said�此 �I am very glad to have had the pleasure of seeing Mrs。
Bancroft to´ day。; I was not ��at�А�all frightened and gathered up my train
with as much self´possession as if I were alone。 I found it very
entertaining afterward to watch the reception of the others。 The
Diplomatic Corps remain through the whole�察�the ladies standing on the left
of the Queen and the gentlemen in the centre�察 �but all others pass out
immediately。 。 。 。 On Sunday evening Mr。 Bancroft set off for Paris to pass
the Easter recess of Parliament。 。 。 。 I got a very interesting letter yesterday
from Mr。 Bancroft。 It seems that the Countess Circourt�察�whose husband
has reviewed his book and Prescott's�察 �is a most charming person�察 �and
makes her house one of the most brilliant and attractive in Paris。 Since
he left�察�a note came from Mr。 Hallam�察�the contents of which pleased me as
they will you。 It announced that Mr。 Bancroft was chosen an Honorary
Member of the Society of Antiquaries�察�of which Lord Mahon is president�察�
Hallam�察�vice´president。 Hallam says the society is very old and that he is
the first citizen of the United States upon whom it has been conferred�察�but
that he will not long possess it exclusively�察 �as his ;highly distinguished
countryman�察�Mr。 Prescott�察�has also been proposed。;
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LETTER�此 �To W。D。B。 and A。B。
Tuesday
My dear Sons�此 � 。 。 On Monday morning came the dear Miss Berrys�察�
to beg me to come that evening to join their circle。 They have always the
best people in London about them�察�young as well as old。
The old and the middle´aged are more attended to here than with us�察�
where the young are all in all。 As Hayward said to me the other evening�察�
;it takes time to make PEOPLE�察�like cathedrals�察─�and Mr。 Rogers and Miss
Berry could not have been what they are now�察�forty years ago。 A long
life of experience in the midst constantly of the highest and most
cultivated circles�察�and with several generations of distinguished men gives
what can be acquired in no other way。 Mr。 Rogers said to me one day�此�
;I have learnt more from men that from BOOKS�察�and when I used to be in
the society of Fox and other great men of that period�察 �and they would
sometimes say 'I have always thought so and so��' then I have opened my
ears and listened�察 �for I said to myself�察 �now I shall get at the treasured
results of the experience of these great men。; This little saying of Mr。
Rogers expresses precisely my own feelings in the society of the venerable
and distinguished here。 With us society is left more to the crudities of the
young than in England。 The young may be interesting and promise much�察�
but they are still CRUDE。 The elements�察 �however fine�察 �are not yet
completely assimilated and brought to that more perfect tone which comes
later in life。
Monday�察�April 12th
。 。 。 On Saturday I went with Sir William and Lady Molesworth to
their box in the new Covent Garden opera�察�which has been opened for the
first time this week。 There I saw Grisi and Alboni and Tamburini in the
;Semiramide。; It was a new world of delight to me。 Grisi�察�so statuesque
and so graceful�察�delights the eye�察�the ear�察�and the soul。 She is sculpture�察�
poetry�察�and music at the same time。 。 。 。 Mr。 Bancroft has been received
with great cordiality in Paris。 He has been three times invited to the
Palace�察�and Guizot and Mignet give him access to all that he wants in the
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archives�察 �and he passes his evenings with all the eminent men and
beautiful women of Paris。 Guizot�察 �Thiers�察 �Lamartine�察 �Cousin�察 �Salvandi�察�
Thierry�察�he sees�察�and enjoys all。 They take him to the salons�察�too�察�of the
Faubourg St。 Germain�察 �among the old French aristocracy�察�
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