de Monsieur Le Due, qui a produit beaucoup de bruit de canon et des cloches lesquelles sonnent éncores à présent: tout le monde en général a temoigné assez de joye de son venue, et plus même que je n'avois crue. La Poste va partir et je n'ay que ce moment pour vous assurer que personne n'est plus veritablement votre très humble et très affectioné serviteur,
THE COUNTESS DOWAGER OF SUNDERLAND TO MR. SIDNEY.
That you should be so good as to write when you have a great deal of business, and not well, to the poor old dolt in the corner is thankfully received.
Our marriage is all fully agreed; and now our good-natured sister and Lucy, who has some of her easiness from a good cause, with a few compliments, forgets what they have done.
You know in some play it is, "Now you are King, who says you are not?" All is as well as can be. They shall not be put in mind of their thoughts by me. He will be a great deal richer than he has given in as sure to him. He has sent down the writings to my brother Pelham yester-
