[32] _Ibid._, II, 57, 256. [33] Lee, 71. [34] The Duke of Bedford told Greville he was 'sure there was a battle between her and Melbourne.... He is sure there was one about the men's sitting after dinner, for he heard her say to him rather angrily, "it is a horrid custom"--but when the ladies left the room (he dined there) directions were given that the men should remain _five minutes_ longer.' Greville, Feb. 26, 1840 (unpublished). [35] Greville, March 11, 1838 (unpublished). [36] Greville, IV, 152-3. [37] _Girlhood_, I, 265-6. [38] Martineau, II, 119-20; _Girlhood_, II, 121-2. [39] _Girlhood_, I, 229 [40] _Girlhood_, I, 356-64; Leslie, II, 239. [41] _Letters_, I, 79. [42] _Ibid._, I, 80; Greville, IV, 22. [43] _Letters_, I, 85-6; Greville, IV, 16. [44] _Ibid._, I, 93. [45] _Ibid._, I, 93-5. [46] _Letters_, I, 116. [47] _Letters_, I, 117-20. [48] _Ibid._, I, 134. [49] _Letters_, I, 134-6, 140. [50] _Ibid._, I, 154. [51] _Letters_, I, 185. [52] Greville, IV, 16-17; Crawford, 163-4. [53] Greville, IV, 178, and August 15, 1839 (unpublished). [54] 'Nobody cares for the Queen, her popularity has sunk to zero, and loyalty is a dead letter.' Greville, March 25, 1839; _Morning Post_, Sept. 14, 1839. [55] Greville, August 15, 1839 (unpublished). [56] _Girlhood_, I, 254. [57] _Girlhood_, I, 324. [58] Greville, August 4, 1841 (unpublished); _Girlhood_, II, 154, 162. [59] _Letters_, I, 154-72; _Girlhood_, II, 163-75; Greville, IV, 206-217, and unpublished passages; Broughton, V, 195; Clarendon, I, 165. The exclamation 'They wished to treat me like a girl, but I will show them that I am Queen of England!' often quoted as the Queen's, is apocryphal. It is merely part of Greville's summary of the two letters to Melbourne, printed in _Letters_, 162 and 163. It may be noted that the phrase 'the Queen of England will not submit to such trickery' is omitted in _Girlhood_, 169; and in general there are numerous verbal discrepancies between the versions of the journal and the letters in the two books. [60] Greville, June 7, June 10, June 15, August 15, 1839 (unpublished). [61] Greville, June 24 and July 7, 1839 (unpublished); Crawford, 222. [62] Greville, VI, 251-2. [63] Greville, VI, 251; _Girlhood_, I, 236, 238; II, 267. [64] Martineau, II, 120. [65] _Letters_, I, 49. [66] Grey, 2-19. [67] _Girlhood_, II, 153. [68] _Letters_, I, 177-8. [69] _Girlhood_, II, 215-6. [70] _Girlhood_, II, 262-9. Greville's statement (Nov. 27, 1839) that 'the Queen settled everything about her marriage herself, and without consulting Melbourne at all on the subject, not even communicating to him her intention,' has no foundation in fact. The Queen's journal proves that she consulted Melbourne at every point. [Illustration: PRINCE ALBERT IN 1840. _From the Portrait by John Partridge._] {97} CHAPTER IV MARRIAGE I