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I knew Lord St Helens through my brother. He was ambassador in
Petersburg. My chambers in Lincoln’s Inn were opposite
chambers occupied by Lord St Helens’ elder brother Fitzherbert who
had been Member for Derbyshire, but had overspent himself
& was rather in bad plight. He married a lady of the
name of Purvis, respecting which there was a famous suit.
Fitzherbert & I had been schoolfellows at Westminster, which he had remembered, but I had forgotten; but as I was a dwarfish phenomenon, this was not unnatural, for he was no phenomenon; and there was some
inter-course between us. One evening Lord St H came to my
den to light a candle. I remember his introducing
some ladies one of whom was a daughter of Mr Wm Chambers
the architect. His wife was miserably stingy Lord St Helens
was extremely intelligent. He frequently attended the
Privy Council & he showed me an account of the
assassination of Paul of Russia.

Fitzherbert had travelled with the Duke of Devonshire & through
him, I believe, he got his baronetcy. His wife, as I said, was a great saver.
I was once asked to a formal dinner, it consisted of a joint of mutton,
a cherry pie, & a desert solely composed of some cherries saved out
of the pie. There came in a Mr Stone, who had been Secretary to the
English ambassador in Paris. He sat down to the Harpsichord & played
Marlbrouk, the first time, I believe it had been played in England. He
was a son or nephew of Andrew Stone whom we read of – for he was a personage. We had, however, excellent punch made of fine
spirits which had come from his estate in Barbadoes. Lord St Helens
was sent for by the King immediately after dinner, and left us –There was also a French refugee bishop.

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