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has nothing at present here but a shabby little spinnet , that I should be ashamed
to use myself: but I have set her agog after a variety of new fashioned harpsichords,
and she vows to have some of them. There being nothing here in the fiddle way
that is tolerable, she has made me send for mine to town.
Sunday Monday morning
I mistook about the time of Dunning's visit: his wife does not come
till the 24th and he not till a week afterwards. He therefore will not be here
till the 1st of October, allowing a week for his stay, I shall not leave this
till the 27th then I am to pay a visit to Parson Townsend, from whom
I shall hardly get away under a week. I shall then come to you en droiture
without going to town: provided always that your spare room is not preoccupied
On se Dechaine is most violently against Governor Cunningham: indeed his conduct
at Barbados seems to warrant it. A brother of his also in the army used to be
looked upon as a mignon of Ld G.G.'s in Germany; when Ld S. was serving
there: Gunny was very nice about his hair which used to make Ld S. take a
pleasure in discomposing it. Besides his connection with Ld G.G. he is a toad eater
house where he has his entries at any time notwithstanding
the reserve so in that family: the first time of his being there he was
invited for a week: he staid six, in spite of continual hints of his having staid
long enough.
A story of Ld Bristol — Some time ago coming from Paris directly
to London, he carried a verbal message as he pretended from Franklin to
who would you think of all men in the world but Ld Spencer, telling him
that if he would come to Paris immediately, they two would be able to settle
a peace. Ld Spencer was very much distressed; could scarce credit the information
but willing to do what he thought right, thought he could not justify to himself
the taking no notice of it. He accordingly set out, and, actually got as far as
but the wind proving contrary or some other obstruction arising, he found it
impracticable to get to Paris by the time enough, and so went back again.
This Ld S. says he has from an authority which he is not at liberty to mention
but which he can absolutely depend upon. He has told it twice in my hearing
the last time yesterday to Ld Chatham. He accounts for it to the flightiness of
Ld B. who he says is equally known for his spirit of intrigue and his habit of
the long-bow. Indeed there does seem to be something of that in him: besides that they say there
is something of a crack in the brain runs throughout the family.
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