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ON HIS WAY THROUGH THE WORLD 415<br />

observed his Royal Duchess looked as black as thunder. Supper<br />

handsome. Back Delmonico to beat it. Champagne so-so. By<br />

the way, the young fellow who writes here for the Pall Mall<br />

Gazette got too much of the champagne on board—as usual, I am<br />

told. <strong>The</strong> Honourable R. Twysden, of London, was rude to my<br />

young chap's partner, or winked at him offensively, or trod on his<br />

toe, or I don't know what—but young F. followed him into the<br />

garden ; hit out at him ; sent him flying like a spread eagle into<br />

the midst of an illumination, and left him there sprawling. Wild<br />

rampageous fellow this young F.; has already spent his own fortune,<br />

and ruined his poor old father, who has been forced to cross<br />

the water. Old Louis Philippe went away early. He talked long<br />

with our Minister about his travels in our country. I was standing<br />

by, but in course ain't so ill-bred as to say what passed between<br />

them."<br />

In this way history is written. I daresay about others besides<br />

Philip, in English papers as well as American, have fables been<br />

narrated.

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