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 214 THE WENTWORTH PAPERS.

The world says Lady Har. Rialton has latly been in Pickcll for her sins, and Lady Jersey in the same way ; if they are as bad as the town says they are, I wonder they are ever out of it. I think Lady North and Gray a very prity sort of woman ; we went to the opera togethere last Satturday and she seem'd mightily pleased at my earring of her. . . . Sister Wentworth and I am civill to won anothere to the last degree, but not great. I went to see her last, and both her rooms was as full of candles as they could be, and only the Lord Hunsdon and Jack How at Cards, for poor Peter was at Hampton Court, but now he is in town. Capt. Powell tells me he carrys this, but I don't believe him for he has set so many days to goe and has not. He dined yesterday at Lord Privey Scales, he says he hug'd and kiss'd Mrs. Robinson extremly ; I don't know which party was the most to be

envyed in those imbraces. She told Cap. P if I would

goe over when she went I shou'd lye between her and her husband ; you may believe I shou'd be very fond of that

favore Her Grace of Shrewsbery is now very coquet

with Lord Ashburnham, and I think rathere more so with Lord Starrs for she pull'd him about so in the Queen's lodging 'twas a sham to see her. ... I wish I could make Lampoons and Ballets for then you should have plenty of them. Here is a new woman com to sing in the operas ; the town has laid it out that Lord Ashburnham must take her, and then he and

Lord Portland shall decide whose mistress sings best

The Duke of Marlborough has brought over the finest sute of hangings that ever was seen for the new house at St. James. Lady Rawstorn has desired to see all Lady Wentworth's dumb creatures so I have contrived that the monkey, the parat, and the five doggs shall be all shute up in a chare togethere, and Lady Wentworth in anothere to see they are not run away with. If you don't think this letter long enough the next shall be longer, for you can't be more diverted with reading them then I am with writing 'em, for even talking to you in this way is more pleasing to me then all the conver- sation in the world besides. I fear som part of this you'll hardly read for I have speelt it abominably, but you must take

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