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symbols      of  power�察   �but   were   daily   used�察  �as�察 �indeed�察   �the  broken    twigs 

scattered upon the floor plainly showed。               Our ferules are thought rather 

barbarous�察  �but   a   gentle   touch   from  a   slender   twig   not   at   all   so。 These 

young men looked to me as old as our collegians。                  We then went to their 

study´ rooms�察�play´rooms�察�and sleeping´rooms。                 The whole forty sleep in 

one long and well´ventilated room�察�the walls of which were also covered 

with   names。      At   the   foot   of   each   bed   was   a   large   chest   covered   with 

leather�察   �as  mouldering      and   time´worn      as  the  Abbey     itself。  Here     are 

educated the sons of some of the noblest families�察�and the Archbishop of 

York has had six sons here�察�and all of them were in succession the Captain 

of the school。 。 。 。 

     On   Wednesday   evening   we   went   first   to   our   friends�察  �the   Bunsens�察�

where we were invited to meet the Duchess of Sutherland with a few other 

persons。     Bunsen is very popular here。           He is learned and accomplished�察�

and was so much praised in the Biography of Dr。 Arnold�察�the late historian 

of Rome�察�that he has great reputation in the world of letters。 。 。 。 Although 

we   have   great   pleasure   in   the   society  of   Chevalier   and   Madam   Bunsen�察�

and   in   those   whom   we   meet   at   their   house。   On   this   occasion   we   only 

stayed half an hour�察�which I passed in talking with the Bishop of Norwich 

and his wife�察�Mrs。 Stanley�察�and went to Lady Morgan's without waiting till 

the Duchess of Sutherland came。             There we found her little rooms full of 

agreeable people。 。 。 。 The next day�察�Thursday�察�there was a grand opera for 

the benefit of the Irish�察�and all the Diplomatic Corps were obliged to take 

boxes。     Lady Palmerston�察�who was one of the three patronesses�察�secured 

a very good box for us�察�directly opposite the Queen�察�and only three from 

the stage。 

     We   took   with   us   Mrs。   Milman   and   W。T。   Davis�察  �to   whom   it   gave   a 

grand opportunity of seeing the  Queen and the assembled aristocracy�察 �at 

least all who are now in London。             ;God save the Queen�察─�sung with the 

whole audience standing�察�was a noble sight。                The Queen also stood�察�and 

at   the   end   gave   three   curtsies。 On   Friday  Captain   and   Mrs。 Wormeley�察�

with   Miss   Wormeley�察  �dined   with   us�察  �with   Mr。   and   Mrs。   Carlyle�察  �Miss 

Murray�察�the Maid of Honor�察�Mr。 and Mrs。 Pell of New York�察�with William 



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T。 and Mr。 Brodhead。         William was very glad to see Carlyle�察�who showed 

himself off to perfection�察�uttering his paradoxes in broad Scotch。 

     Last evening we dined at Mr。 Thomas Baring's�察�and a most agreeable 

dinner it was。      The company consisted of twelve persons�察�Lord and Lady 

Ashburton�察     �etc。   I   like   Lady    Ashburton      extremely。     She    is  full  of 

intelligence�察    �reads    everything�察   �talks   most    agreeably�察   �and    still  loves 

America。      She is by no means one of those who abjure their country。                   I 

have seen few persons in England whom I should esteem a more delightful 

friend or companion than Lady Ashburton�察�and I do not know why�察�but I 

had received a different impression of her。 Lord Ashburton�察�by whom I sat 

at dinner�察�struck me as still one of the wisest men I have seen in England。 

Lady Ashburton�察�who was sitting by Mr。 Bancroft�察�leant forward and said 

to   her   husband�察   �WE   can   bring   bushels   of   corn   this   year   to   England。; 

;Who do you mean by WE�拭─�said he。                ;Why�察�we Americans�察�to be sure。; 

       Monday Evening 

       Yesterday   we   dined   at   Count   St。   Aulair's�察  �the   French   Ambassador�察�

who is a charming old man of the old French school�察�at a sort of amicable 

dinner given to Lord and Lady Palmerston。               Lord John Russell was of the 

party�察  �with   the   Russian   Ambassador   and   lady�察  �Mr。   and   Madam   Van   de 

Weyer�察  �the   Prussian   and   Turkish   Ministers。       The   house   of   the   French 

Embassy is fine�察�but these formal grand dinners are not so charming as the 

small   ones。     The   present   state   of   feeling   between   Lord   Palmerston   and 

the French Government gave it a kind of interest�察�however�察�and it certainly 

went   off   in   a   much   better   spirit   than   Lady   Normanby's   famous   party�察�

which Guizot would not attend。 It seems very odd to me to be in the midst 

of these European affairs�察�which I have all my life looked upon from so 

great a distance。 



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         LETTER�此                      �To Mrs。 W。W。 Story 

             LONDON�察�March 23�察�1847 



     My dear Mrs。 Story�此        �I should have thanked you by the last steamer 

for   your   note   and   the   charming   volume   which   accompanied   it�察  �but   my 

thoughts and feelings were so much occupied by the sad tidings I heard 

from my own family that I wrote to no one out of it。                The poems�察�which 

would at all times have given me great pleasure�察�gave me still more here 

than they would if I were with you on the other side of the Atlantic。                I am 

not   cosmopolitan   enough   to   love   any   nature   so   well   as   our   American 

nature�察�and in addition to the charm of its poetry�察�every piece brought up to 

me   the   scenes   amidst   which   it   had   been   written。   。   。   。   How   dear   these 

associations   are   your   husband   will   soon   know   when   he   too   is   separated 

from his native shores and from those he loves。 。 。 。 I shall look forward 

with    great   pleasure    to  seeing   him   here�察  �and   only   wish    you   were   to 

accompany   him�察  �for   your   own   sake�察  �for   his�察  �and   for   ours。 His   various 

culture will enable him to enjoy most fully all that Europe can yield him in 

every department。        My own regret ever since I have been here has been 

that   the   seed   has   not   ;fallen   upon   better   ground�察─  �for   though   I   thought 

myself not ignorant wholly�察�I certainly lose much that I might enjoy more 

keenly   if   I   were   better   prepared   for   it。 I   envy   the   pleasure   which   Mr。 

Story will receive from music�察�painting�察�and sculpture in Europe�察�even if 

he were destitute of the creative inspiration which he will take with him。 

For ourselves�察�we have everything to make us happy here�察�and I should be 

quite so�察�if I could forget that I had a country and children with very dear 

friends   3��000   miles   away。   。   。   。   There   are   certain   sympathies   of   country 

which     one    cannot   overcome。       On    the   other   hand    I  certainly   enjoy 

pleasures of the highest kind�察�and am every day floated like one in a dream 

into the midst of persons and scenes that make my life seem more like a 

drama than a reality。 Nothing is more unreal than the actual presence of 

persons of whom one has heard much�察�and long wished to see。                    One day I 

find myself at dinner by the side of Sir Robert Peel�察�another by Lord John 



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Russell�察�or at Lord Lansdowne's table�察�with Mrs。 Norton�察�or at a charming 

breakfast   with   Mr。   Rogers�察  �surrounded   by   pictures   and   marbles�察  �or   with 

tall feathers and a long train�察�making curtsies to a queen。 



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         LETTER�此                      �To W。D。B。 and A。B。 

               LONDON�察�April 2 ��1847�А�



     Here it is the day before the despatches leave and I have not written a 

single line to you。 。 。 。 On Friday we dined at Lady Charlotte Lindsay's�察�

where were Lord Brougham and Lady Mallet�察�Mr。 Rogers and the Bishop 

of Norwich and his wife。          In the evening Miss Agnes Berry�察�who never 

goes out now�察�came on purpose to appoint an evening to go and see her 

sister�察�who is the one that Horace Walpole wished to marry�察�and to whom 

so many of his later letters are addressed。          She is eighty´four�察�her sister a 

few years younger�察�and Lady Charlotte not much their junior。 

     These remnants of the BELLES´ESPRITS of the last age are charming 

to me。     They have a vast and long experience of the best social circles�察�

with native wit�察�and constant practice in the conversation of society。 。 。 。 

On   Wednesday�察  �we   dined   at   Sir   Robert   Peel's�察  �with   whom   I   was   more 

charmed than with anybody I have seen yet。                I sat between him and the 

Speaker   of   the   House   of   Commons。       I   was   told   that   he   was   stiff   and 

stately   in  his  manners�察  �but    did   not  think  him   so�察  �and  am   inclined    to 

imagine that free from the burden of the Premiership�察�he unbends more。 

He  talked   constantly  with   me�察  �and   in   speaking   of   a  certain   picture   said�察�

;When you come to Drayton Manor I shall show it to you。;                   I should like 

to go there�察�but to see himself even more than his pictures。               Lady Peel is 

still a very handsome woman。 

     The next morning we breakfasted with Mr。 Rogers。                 He lives�察�as you 

probably   know�察  �in   ��a�А  �beautiful   house�察  �though   small�察  �whose   rooms   look 

upon the Green Park�察�and filled with pictures and marbles。                We stayed an 

hour   or   more   after   the   other   guests�察  �listenin
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