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
Examination continued.--The Prince came about once a week. In March,
1868, I attended Lady Mordaunt while on a visit to Lady Kinnoul, in
Belgrave-square, Sir Charles being then at Walton. The Prince came
there one Sunday, for I met him leaving as I was coming in. Lady
Mordaunt showed me a letter from the Prince before she was married,
and I have delivered letters to her in the same hand writing; six or
seven times, perhaps, in 1868. I also received two or three letters
from her addressed to the Prince, which I gave the footman (Johnson)
to post. During the summer of 1868, Lord Cole used to call twice or
thrice a week in the afternoon, more frequently when Sir Charles was
out. Lady Mordaunt was then at home. She told me we were to go home
in a week after Sir Charles went to Norway [15th of June], but we did
not go till the 7th of July. During that interval Lord Cole used to
call, and on the 27th of June he dined there with another gentleman
and lady, whom I do not know. They had not left at half-past twelve,
when I went to bed. Her ladyship invariably told me not to sit up for
her after twelve. We went to Paddington to take the train, Lord Cole
met her there, and took the tickets, giving me mine, and handing Lady
Mordaunt into a first-class empty compartment. He stood by the door
till the train was starting, and then got in. He left at Reading, the
first stopping station. The other servants came down on the 10th,
and Lord Cole also; he remained till the 14th, and the next day Sir
Charles returned.
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