Palace and Hovel; Or, Phases of London LifeKirwan, Daniel Joseph
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Palace and Hovel; Or, Phases of London Life
Kirwan, Daniel Joseph
London (England) -- Description and travel; London (England) -- Social life and customs
After returning to Walton she was taken suddenly ill in the night,
and was confined to her room for a week. She then got into her
sitting-room. In arranging her toilet-table I found a letter, not in
an envelope, under a pincushion. I read it. [Notice to produce the
letter was here proved, Dr. Deane stating that he knew nothing of
it.] I replaced it, and a few days afterwards showed it to the butler,
then putting it back again. I afterwards saw her ladyship take it and
put it into the fire. It was dated from "The Tower, Saturday," and
said, "Darling, I arrived here this morning about a quarter to nine,
very tired and sleepy, as you may suppose." It added that he had seen
his name inserted in the _Post_ as Farmer instead of Farquhar, and
said, "So it's all right, darling, as I was afraid Charles would be
suspicious if he saw my name in the arrivals at the hotel with yours."
The letter was signed "Yours, Arthur." I found it the day after she
left the bed-room. She seemed surprised when she found it, and said
she did not think there were any letters about, and then burnt it.
In September, 1868, I had occasion one evening to go into her
ladyship's bed-room, and Captain Farquhar came in. Her ladyship was
not there, and the Captain did not know I was there. He walked to
the table, took some flowers up, and left. During the season in 1867
and 1868, Sir Charles and Lady Mordaunt were in town. Sir Charles
usually went out in the afternoon to his Parliamentary duties. The
Prince of Wales called two or three times in 1867 at that time of
the day, and in 1868 more frequently. In 1868 he usually came about
four in the afternoon, and stayed from one to one and a half or two
hours. Her ladyship was always at home and saw him. No one was in
the drawing-room at the time. The Prince did not come in his private
carriage. I do not remember that Sir Charles was ever at home when the
Prince called in 1868.
Lord _Penzance_.--Sir Charles himself has told us that he was at home
on one occasion, three weeks before he left for Norway.
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