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& Col. Barre have been at the Whist table: the rest of us round the book table
a l'ordinaire: except that for the last half hour Ld Camden has been walking
in a passage room with Barre. With Ld Camden I have had as
yet scarce any communication: but while the women have been at their
work, & I with my book before me, I have been joining in conversation
occasionally with his daughter: and Ld C & S. I observed were in close
conversation for some time with looks that seemed to indicate they were
talking about me.
Wednesday afternoon 8 o'clock
This morning before breakfast Ld and Lady Fracton took themselves
away: Joy go with them, they were a pair of cursed sangliers: the latter
more particularly to my dear Lady Shelburne whose footsteps I adore.
Miss Vernon alas! leaves us the day after tomorrow without redemption.
I forgot to tell you of a dinner visitor we had the day before yesterday
a Mr Talbot, a name he has taken for an estate instead of that of
Davenport. He is a young man but lately come of age, he has been
to Christ Church in Oxford, and has now thoughts of going into the army
His family-house is in the neighbourhood at or near Causham Cosham where
Methuen lives: it is an old monastery, one of the most perfect they say
in England. It is a vast place and the estate though a nominal
£2,000 a year is so reduced by encumbrances as to bring him in, it is
said scarce £500: so that a profession is absolutely necessary to him. The
man whom he has his estate from was obliged to fly the country for Italian
eccentricities. In the young man himself there is nothing that seems
remarkable.
Barre loves to sit over his claret, pushes it around pretty
briskly, and abounds in stories which are well told and very entertaining
He really seems to have a great command of language: he states clearly and
forcibly; and upon all points his words are fluent & well chosen. Ld Dartry
is also intelligent and entertaining. They were talking over Irish affairs this afternoon.
Their conversation was instructive: When they differ'd, as they did now and then, about matters
of fact as well as opinion, it was with great frankness & urbanity. I put in a word now &
then
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Jeremy Bentham |
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