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into the room to offer their goods to sale: but I was
much surprized when after finding I was not engaged
to dinner he asked me to dine at Baron Medem's.
I could not say no because I but I wondered f
what authority he could have to ask invite me, and before
I could determine what I should say to him for the purpose
of getting the matter explained, he told me he would call
to take me in his carraige at the proper time, took up
his hat and took his leave. When he was gone I found
it was no other than Baron Frank who had made me
this visit, and whom I had already seen at court and to
whom I had given a letter of introduction from Inmerman
of Lieban. I comforted myself that my want of the language
would apologize for my not treating the Baron
with more respect, and prepared myself to accompany
him to dinner. Instead however of taking me to Baron
Medem's the father of the Dutchess he took me to another brother
the elder brother indeed of the two though neither the richest nor
the most respected. There was nobody but the Madame
who could or would speak french with me and I did not
much like her manner so that I was glad when 2 o'
Clock came and set off as is the custom here without
saying a word. I As soon as I got home Mr Bull called
on me and took me in his sledge to a little Palace
of the Duke's about 4 english miles from the Town called
Schwetoff or some such name. It was small but ornamented
in an elegant taste and the back front of both
wings which were very long were green houses in which
there were a number of fine orange trees also at one
end a small aviary. There is a gallery of pictures
some of which appeared to me to be very good. In the
stables were a great number of very fine horses, the
Duke had just sold 7 to a Polish nobleman for
170 Ducats a piece.
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Correspondence |
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Samuel Bentham |
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