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her with no othere discourse but commending of me, and how glad she was you ware marred, that at last my sister was not very well pleased with the subject. I am told the Duchess of Marlborough intends to sett up an Assembly to
out do the Duchess of Shrewsberry's I think myself
the happyest person in the world and I hope our love to won anothere is so sinceire that that alone will crown all our othere blessings in this world.
��St. James's Square, November 20, 171 1.
.... I have this day been to see Lady North an Gray* and made her all the fine speeches I could think off, and have promised her to carry her to an Opera which she seem'd very much pleased with ; her cloths are not yet com, so I have not my scarfe yet. I sent you word I was to goe to Hampton Court last Sunday, which I did, but my fathere would have me take his coach horses and sadle horses for my men. The queen took a great deal of notis of me, and the Duchess of Somerset is most extremly civill to me, as soon as I cam (tho' she was not in waiting) ingaged me to dine with her, and Lady Scarborough invited me to diner, but I was ingaged before. The Duke of Marlborough went up the back starrs
to the Queen jest as I cam away You desire scandall
and this town at present will suply you, for Lady Linsey is with child and the town says if she knows the fathere 'tis Lord Lumley. Mrs. Grant (that was maid of honour) is going to bring her husband into Doctors Commons for being akin to Lord Sharrard. Lady Guilford is mad. I hope you wont now complain for Scandall. I am a torment to every body that comes near me for Ballets but can get non. Lady Batthurst and that fameley makes the greatest court in the world to me. Lord Barkley has been twice to see me but I was not at home
- Lord North and Grey served under Marlborough and lost his right
hand at Blenheim. His wife was a Dutch lady, the daughter of Mons. Elmet, Receiver-General of the States.
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