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assumption and pretension of manner�察�which the highest class here�察�whose
claims are always allowed by all about them�察�are never tempted to put on。
From this results an extreme simplicity of manner�察 �like that of a family
circle among us。
What I have said�察�however�察�applies less to the South than to the large
cities of the North�察�with which I am most familiar at home。 I hope our
memory will not be completely effaced in Washington�察�for we cling to our
friends there with strong interest。 Present my respectful regards to the
President�察�and my love to Mrs。 Walker and Miss Rucker。 To the Masons
also�察�and our old colleagues all�察�and pray lay your royal commands upon
somebody to write me。 I long to know what is going on in Washington。
The Pleasantons promised to do so�察�and Annie Payne�察�to whom and to Mrs。
Madison give also my best love。 Believe me yours with the highest
regard。
E。D。 BANCROFT。
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LETTER�此 �2 December
Yesterday we dined at the Prussian Minister's�察�Chevalier Bunsen's。 He
met your father in Rome twenty years since�察 �and has received us with
great enthusiasm。 Yesterday at dinner he actually rose in his seat and
made quite a speech welcoming him to England as historian�察�old friend�察�
etc。�察�and ended by offering his health�察�which your father replied to shortly�察�
in a few words。 Imagine such an outbreak upon routine at a dinner in
England� �Nobody could have done it but one of German blood�察 �but I
dare say the Everetts�察�who know him�察�could imagine it all。
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LETTER�此 �To W。D。B。 and A。B。
LONDON�察�December 19��1846
My dear Sons�此 � 。 。 Yesterday we dined at Macready's and met quite a
new�察�and to us�察�a most agreeable circle。 There was Carlyle�察�who talked
all dinner´time in his broad Scotch�察�in the most inimitable way。 He is full
of wit�察 �and happened to get upon James I。�察 �upon which topic he was
superb。 Then there was Babbage�察�the great mathematician�察�Fonblanc�察�the
editor of the EXAMINER�察 �etc。�察 �etc。 The day before we dined at Mr。
Frederick Elliott's with a small party of eight�察�of which Lady Morgan was
one�察 �and also a brother of Lord Normanby's�察 �whom I liked very much。
Lady Morgan�察 �who had not hitherto much pleased me�察 �came out in this
small circle with all her Irish wit and humor�察 �and gave me quite new
notions of her talent。 She made me laugh till I cried。 On Saturday we
dined at Sir Roderick Murchison's�察�the President of the Geological Society�察�
very great in the scientific way。
We have struck up a great friendship with Miss Murray�察�the Queen's
Maid of Honor�察�who paid me a visit of three hours to´day�察�in the midst of
which came in Colonel Estcourt�察�whom I was delighted to see�察�as you may
suppose。 Miss Murray is to me a very interesting person�察�though a great
talker�察 �a convenient fault to a stranger。 She is connected with half the
noble families in England�察�is the grand´daughter of the Duchess of Athol�察�
who governed the Isle of Man as a queen�察�and the descendant of Scott's
Countess of Derby。 Though sprung of such Tory blood�察 �and a maid of
honor�察�she thinks freely upon all subjects。 Religion�察�politics�察�and persons�察�
she decides upon for herself�察�and has as many benevolent schemes as old
Madam Jackson。
I returned the visit of Mr。 and Mrs。 Leslie�察�the painter�察�this week�察�and
saw the picture he is now painting for the Vice´Chancellor。 It is a sketch
of children�察�a boy driving his two little sisters as horses。 One of the little
girls is very like Susie�察�her size�察�hair�察�and complexion。 How I longed to
be rich enough to order a copy�察�but his pictures cost a fortune。 I paid also
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a visit this week to the Duchess of Inverness�察�whom I found in the prettiest�察�
cosiest morning boudoir looking onto the gardens of the Palace。 In short�察�
I do�察�or see�察�every hour�察�something that if I were a traveller only�察�I could
make quite a story of。
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LETTER�此 �To W。D。B。 and A。B。
LONDON�察�January 1�察�1847
My dear Sons�此 � 。 。 I wrote my last sheet on the 19th and your
father went on that day to Cambridge to be present at the tri´ centennial
celebration of Trinity College 。 。 。 He went also the day after the
anniversary�察�which was on our 22nd December�察�to Ely�察�with Peacock�察�the
great mathematician�察 �who is Dean of Ely�察 �to see the great cathedral
there 。 。 。 While he was at Cambridge I passed the evening of the 22nd at
Lady Morgan's�察 �who happened to have a most agreeable set 。 。 。 Lady
Morgan's reunions are entertaining to me because they are collections of
lions�察�but they are not strictly and exclusively fashionable。 They remind
me in their composition from various circles of Mrs。 Otis's parties in
Boston。 We have in this respect an advantage over the English
themselves�察�as in our position we see a great variety of cliques。
For instance�察�last evening�察�the 31st�察�I took Louisa�察�at half´past seven�察�to
the house of Mr。 Hawes�察 �an under Secretary of State�察 �to see a beautiful
children's masque。 It was an impersonation of the ;Old Year; dressed a
little like LEAR with snowy hair and draperies。 OLD YEAR played his
part inimitably�察�at times with great pathos�察�and then introducing witty hits
at all the doings of his reign�察�such as exploding cotton�察�the new planet�察�a
subject which he put at rest as ;FAR BEYOND OUR REACH�察─�etc。�察�etc。
He then introduced one by one the children of all ages as ;Days; of the
coming year。 There was TWELFTH DAY�察�crowned as Queen with her
cake in her hands�察 �there was CHRISTMAS�察 �covered with holly and
mistletoe�察�there was APRIL FOOL'S DAY�察�dressed as Harlequin�察�there was�察�
above all�察�SHROVE TUESDAY�察�with her frying´pan of pancakes�察�dressed
as a little cook�察 �there was a charming boy of fourteen or fifteen�察 �as ST。
VALENTINE'S DAY with his packet of valentines addressed to the young
ladies present�察�there was the 5TH OF NOVEMBER�察�full of wit and fun�察�
etc。�察�the longest day�察�an elder brother�察�of William's height�察�with a cap of
three or four feet high�察 �and his little sister of five�察 �as the shortest day。
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This was all arranged to music and each made little speeches�察�introducing
themselves。 The OLD YEAR�察�after introducing his successors�察�and after
much pathos�察�is ;going�察�goinggone�察─�and falls covered with his drapery�察�
upon removing which�察�instead of the lifeless body of the OLD YEAR�察�is
discovered a sweet little flower´ crowned girl of five or six�察�as the NEW
YEAR。 It was charming�察 �and I was so pleased that�察 �instead of taking
Louisa away at nine o'clock as I intended�察�I left her to see ;Sir Roger de
Coverly�察─�in the dress of his time。
Last night at Mr。 Putnam's�察�I met William and Mary Howitt�察�and some
of the lesser lights。 I have put down my pen to answer a note�察 �just
brought in�察 �to dine next Thursday with the Dowager Countess of
Charleville�察�where we were last week�察�in the evening。 She is eighty´four
��tell this to Grandmamma�� and likes still to surround herself with BEAUX
and BELLES ESPRITS�察�and as her son and daughter reside with her�察�this
is still easy 。 。 。 The old lady talks French as fast as possible�察�and troubles
me somewhat by talking it to me�察�forgetting that a foreign minister's wife
can talk English 。 。 。 Your father likes to be here。 He has copying going
on in the State Paper Office and British Museum�察�and his heart is full of
manuscripts。 It is the first thought�察 �I believe�察 �whoever he sees�察 �what
papers are in their family。 He makes great interest with even the ladies
sometimes for this purpose。 Upon the whole�察 �I love my own country
better than ever�察�but whether I shall not miss�察�upon my return�察�some things
to which I am gradually getting accustomed�察 �I have yet to learn。 The
gratification of mixing constantly with those foremost in the world for
rank�察�science�察�literature�察�or all which adorns society is great�察�but there is a
certain yearning toward those whose habits�察 �education�察 �and modes of
thought are the same as our own�察�which I never can get over。 In the full
tide of conversation I often stop and think�察 �I may unconsciously be
jarring the prejudices or preconceived notions of these peo
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