53^ THE WENTWORTH PAPERS.
sound like begging, so must content me with very sencerely wishing it to my self, which I hope Dear Papa will doe me the justice to believe, as it realy is the true and greatest wish of your Lordships most dutifull and
most afifectionet daughter
L. WENTWORTH. Lady Hariot beggs her duty to your Lordship.
��[Lord Wentworth.]
L.O'NDO'Sj/amiary 3, 1738. My Lord,
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Your lordship order'd me before you went out of town to go to major Foubert's and inquire about the price of learning to ride. I would have gone sooner, but they did not ride last week because it was Christmas Holidays ; but I went this morning and told the major that you was now in the country but order'd me to waite upon him to inquire about the price. He say'd the price was six guineas enterence and three guineys a month, and that when he saw you he should never disagree with you about the price. There was about seven poeple riding, my Lord Holderness, my Lord Dalkieth, my Lord Deerhurst, Mr. Roper, Mr. Wallop, Mr. Whitworth, and Mr. Ashburnham, and I think he has fewer this year than last, and he seem'd very happy that you thought of it. I believe all his scollars was there to-day, and last year he had 15 or 16. As for news I think there is none stirring. The Prince and Princess of Wales went to Kew yesterday, and they had a drawing room last Sunday ; but there was very few poeple, the only one we knew was my Lord Coventry. I believe they are to have another to-morrow, and I fancy they will not have so many as a Sunday, because as that was thier first to be sure all those that disigned going to him (sic) went then. Mr. Hamilton has been at the rehearsal of Pharamond the new opera and goes to it to-night. To be sure it will be vastly full, since there has not been one so
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