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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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