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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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