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me   the   reverential   way   in   which   Scott   took   it   in   both   hands   when   he 

showed it to him。        The whole evening was pleasant and the more so from 

being unexpected。 。 。 。 One little thing which adds always to the charm of 

Scotch   scenery   is   the   dress   of   the   peasantry。   One   never   sees   the   real 

Highland      costume�察    �but   every   shepherd     has   his   plaid   slung   over   one 

shoulder�察  �making   the   most   graceful   drapery。         This�察  �with   the   universal 

Glengarry bonnet�察�is very pretty。 

     At Glasgow we intended to pay a visit of a day to the historian Alison�察�

but found letters announcing Governor Davis's arrival in London with Mr。 

Corcoran and immediately turned our faces homeward。 We were to have 

passed a week on our return amidst the lakes�察�and I protested against going 

back   to   London   without   one   look   at   least。   So   we   stopped   at   Kendal   on 

Saturday�察  �took   a   little   carriage   over   to   Windermere   and   Ambleside   and 

passed the whole evening with the poet and Mrs。 Wordsworth�察�at their own 

exquisite home on Rydal Mount。               At ten o'clock we went from there to 

Miss Martineau�察�who has built the prettiest of houses in this valley near to 

Mrs。     Arnold    at  Fox    Howe。     As   we    had   only   one    day   we   made     an 

arrangement with Miss Martineau to go with us and be our guide�察�and set 

out   the   next   day   at   six   o'clock   and   went   over   to   Keswick   to   breakfast。 

From   thence   we   went   to   Borrowdale�察  �by   the   side   of   Derwentwater�察  �and 

afterward to Ulswater and home by the fine pass of Kirkstone。                       On   my 

return�察�I found the Duke and Duchess of Argyle had been to see us。 

     The time of closing the despatch bag has come and I must hurry over 

my delight at the scenery of the lakes。            I could have spent a month there�察�

much to my mind。          We arrived home on Monday and early next morning 

came   Mr。   Davis   and   Mr。   Corcoran。        They   went   to   see   the   Parliament 

prorogued in person by the Queen。 



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     LETTER�此                     �To Mr。 and Mrs。 I。P。D。 

         LONDON�察�December 14�察�1848 



    Dear   Uncle   and   Aunt�此   �On   Friday   we   dined   at   Mr。   Tufnell's�察  �who 

married last spring the daughter of Lord Rosebery�察�Lady Anne Primrose�察�a 

very ;nice person�察─�to use the favorite English term of praise。 。 。 。 Sir John 

Hobhouse was of our party and he told us so much of Byron�察�who was his 

intimate friend�察�as you will remember from his Life�察�that we stayed much 

longer than usual at dinner。 。 。 。 On Tuesday we were invited to dine with 

Miss Coutts�察�but were engaged to Mr。 Gurney�察�an immensely rich Quaker 

banker�察�brother of Mrs。 Fry。        His daughter is married to Ernest Bunsen�察�

the second son of our friend。        We were delighted with the whole family 

scene�察�which was quite unlike anything we have seen in England。                 They 

live at Upton Park�察�a pretty country seat about eight miles from us�察�and are 

surrounded      by  their  children   and   grandchildren。     Their    costume    and 

language are strictly Quaker�察�which was most becoming to Mrs。 Gurney's 

sweet�察�placid face。 。 。 。 Louis Napoleon's election seems fixed�察�and is to me 

one   of   the   most   astounding   things   of   the   age。   When   we   passed   several 

days with him at Mr。 Bates's�察�I would not have given two straws for his 

chance     of  a  future  career。  To´night     Mendelssohn's     ;Elijah;   is  to  be 

performed�察�and Jenny Lind sings。           We had not been able to get tickets�察�

which have been sold for five guineas apiece the last few days。               To my 

great joy Miss Coutts has this moment written me that she has two for our 

use�察�and asks us to take an early dinner at five with her and accompany 

her。 



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        LETTER�此                     �To I。P。D。 LONDON�察�

                              June 8�察�1849 



     I thank you�察�my dear Uncle�察�for your pleasant letter�察�which contained 

as usual much that was interesting to me。          And so Mr。 and Mrs。 Lawrence 

are to be our successors。 。 。 。 Happy as we have been here�察�I have a great 

satisfaction that we are setting rather than rising�察�that we have done our 

work�察  �instead   of   having   it   to   do。   Like   all   our   pleasures�察  �those   here   are 

earned by fatigue and effort�察�and I would not willingly live the last three 

years   over   again�察  �or   three   years   like   them�察  �though   they   have   contained 

high    and    lasting   gratifications。    We     have   constantly    the   strongest 

expressions of regret at our approaching departure�察�and in many cases it is�察�

I know�察�most genuine。        My relations here have been most agreeable�察�and 

particularly   in   that   intellectual   circle   whose   high   character   and   culture 

have made their regard most precious to me。              The manifestations of this 

kindness     increase   as  the   time  approaches     for  our   going   and   we   are 

inundated with invitations of all kinds。 

    Young Prescott is here。        I wish Prescott could have seen his reception 

at   Lady    Lovelace's    the  other   evening    when    there  happened     to  be   a 

collection of genius and literature。       What a blessing it is SOMETIMES to 

a son to have a father。 

     To´morrow we dine with Lord John Russell down at Pembroke Lodge 

in Richmond Park。         On Monday we breakfast with Macaulay。                We met 

him at dinner this week at Lady Waldegrave's�察�and he said�此                �Would you 

be willing to breakfast with me some morning�察�if I asked one or two other 

ladies�拭─    �Willing� ─�I said�察 �I should be delighted beyond measure。;               So 

he sent   us   a  note  for  Monday next。     I  depend  upon seeing   his   bachelor 

establishment�察�his library�察�and mode of life。 On Wednesday we go to a ball 

at the Palace。     But it is useless to go on�察�for every day is filled in this way�察�

and gives you an idea of London in the season。 



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        LETTER�此                     �To I。P。D。 LONDON�察�

                            June 22�察�1849 



    My dear Uncle�此       �Yesterday I passed one of the most agreeable days I 

have   had   in   England   at   Oxford�察  �where   I   went   with   a   party   to   see   Mr。 

Bancroft take his degree。 。 。 。 Nothing could have gone off better than the 

whole     thing。  Mr。    Bancroft   went   up   the  day  before�察  �but  Mrs。   Stuart 

Mackenzie   and   her   daughter�察  �with   Lady   Elizabeth   Waldegrave�察  �Louisa�察�

and myself went up yesterday morning and returned at night。 We lunched 

at   the   Vice´Chancellor's   ��where   Mr。   B。   made   a   pleasant   little   informal 

speech�� and were treated with great kindness by everybody。               I wish you 

could have seen Mr。 Bancroft walking round all day with his scarlet gown 

and round velvet cap�察�such as you see in old Venetian pictures。            From this 

time forward we shall have the pain of bidding adieu�察�one by one�察�to our 

friends�察�as they leave town not to return till we are gone。 



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