Fox Maul,[4] an old Holkham favourite, forced his way out of the covert, and addressed the Duke to the effect that Archie was very nervous, and felt severely his rebuke, at the same time expressing how grateful he should feel if His Royal Highness took no further notice of the peppering he received, Fox Maul being the real culprit. [4] Afterwards Lord Panmure. Among the guests I remember the following: Lord and Lady Tavistock, Earls Jermyn and Talbot, Lord and Lady Braybrooke, Lord and Lady Suffield, Sir Ronald Ferguson, Sir Charles Clarke the famous doctor, Mr. and Mrs. Stanhope. [Sidenote: 1834. January.] On the return of the Duke from a short visit to Lord Lichfield, I again joined him, and towards the end of the month left for Kinmel, where we remained during Christmas and New Year, returning to London on January 24. It would be possible to fill a volume of shore reminiscences, but as I am writing the life of a sailor, much that might be interesting must be omitted. [Sidenote: October.] Until the opening of the London season, their Majesties held Court at Brighton. Almack’s balls were held there from October till February, and the Grenadier Guards gave balls at the Albion. [Sidenote: Feb.] The Court having removed to London, I attended the first levee at St. James’s on February 21. Taking advantage of the entrée accorded my father (the rules being less strict than now), I was able to converse with Prince Talleyrand, getting old, with gray hair falling over his shoulders. Among the leaders of fashion were Count D’Orsay and my kinsman, Tom Anson. [Sidenote: March.] The Stud House suited my father; he was fond of dogs, and Berkeley Square did not afford sufficient exercise. Hampton Court was close by. The family of Admiral Sir George Seymour occupied the southern wing of the Palace. Although Sir George had led a sailor’s life from boyhood, there was no more aristocratic-looking man in the peerage. I had his biography by heart. It was as a Lieutenant on board Rear-Admiral Cochrane’s ship, the _Northumberland_, 74, February 6, 1806, in the action off St. Domingo, that a grape shot carried away several teeth. The wound, instead of disfiguring, rather added interest to his handsome face. Sir George married, 1811, Georgina Mary, second daughter of Admiral Hon. Sir George Berkeley. I frequently dined and enjoyed much pleasant intercourse with the family. [Sidenote: Mar. 10.] His Majesty, with a large party, came from Windsor to inspect the stud and paddocks at Hampton Court. The Master of the Horse had no difficulty in finding me a mount. It was a fine day, and everybody enjoyed himself. On entering the gates, the King addressed the keeper by saying: “Mr. Worley, Eclipse, you and I were born in the same year.” Whether perfectly correct or not, the compliment was the same, and pleased everybody. [Sidenote: Mar. 12.] His Majesty held a levee. I was fond of these ceremonies, and accompanied the Master of the Horse where I might.