the Masquerade, 107-112;
at the Baths of Lucca, 114-124;
the Boddingtons, 117;
the servants’ ball, 118;
the Duke and Duchess of Lucca, 119;
on the religious festival at Lucca, 120;
lines on the Duchess, 121;
at Florence, 125-129, 146, 201, 209-224;
on the de Fauveaus, 126;
first impression of Rome, 130;
painters and sculptors, 131;
at Naples, 133;
Moonlight rides, 135;
excursions, 136;
at the castle of Sant’ Elmo, 138;
the feast of the Madonna dell’ Arco, 140;
haunted apartments, 141-143;
at Pisa, 145;
her acting, 148;
on the office of prompter, 148;
friendship for G. P. R. James, 152;
on Caroline Bonaparte, 153-156;
Geppina, the flower-girl, 156;
lines on, 156;
visit to the Duchess of Gloucester, 158;
mistaken for Princess Victoria, 160;
on her coronation, 161;
at Millard’s Hill, 163;
Tenby, 164;
_bal costumé_, 165;
on Charles Young, 166-169;
death of her father, 170;
at Havilland Hall, 170;
lines on Sir William Napier, 172;
on Mr and Mrs Kean, 173;
at the Island of Sark, 174;
Alderney, 174;
Whittlebury Lodge, 179-186;
on Colonel Leigh, 180;
sporting ecclesiastics, 182, 183;
musical evenings, 185;
at Munich, 187-191;
on the dramatic performances, 187;
King Louis of Bavaria, 188-190;
at Ravenna, 191-193;
Rome, 194-200, 242;
on Pope Pius IX., 195;
the “Possesso,” 197-199;
life at Villa Careggi, 201-207;
at the Baths of Casciano, 207;
legend of the falcon, 208;
on Charles Lever, 210-214;
the French Revolution, 214;
the Tuscan Revolution, 216;
on the Brownings, 217-220;
the disturbances in Italy, 221;
Beppa, the florist, 222;
farewells at Florence, 224;
in London, 225;
visit to Adelaide Sartoris, 225-227;
fondness for Charles Dickens’ books, 229;
first meeting with him, 231;
letter from Sir E. Bulwer Lytton, 232;
from Charles Dickens, 234;
death of her friend Fanny, 234;
at Boulogne, 237;
Gad’s Hill, 238-241;
death of her brother Cavendish, 241;
of Charles Dickens and Lord Clarendon, 242;
at Burghley House, 244;
on Lord Derby, 247;
Disraeli, 248;
at Bowood, 250;
Althorp, 253;
members of the household, 257-260;
death of Frederic, Lord Spencer, 261;
on Landor, 262-265;
Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, 265-267;
Carlyle, 267;
The Grove, 269;
on Lord Clarendon, 269-272;
Hinchingbrooke, 272;
Earls of Sandwich, 273-278;
Duchess of Cambridge, 277;
Ossington, 278;
Ashridge, 279-281;
Wrest Park, 281;
on Lady Cowper, 282
—— Richard, 51
—— The Rev. the Hon. Richard, 170;
his marriage, 176
—— Robert, “Divine Philosopher of the World,” 5, 51
—— Roger, 51
Bridgeman, Rev. George, 56
Bridgwater, Duke of, 279
Brighton, 80
Brignole, Marchesa, 105
Broadwood, Mary, 85, 89
Broghill, Baron, 51
Brooks, 73
Browne, Elizabeth, 57
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