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pied. I have one amusement here however that I cannot carry with me to England, & which I shall regret extremely, - riding on horseback. I have a delightful horse of one of the Lord Lennox's, & as many cavaliers to attend me as I can desire. I ride regularly & I find it agrees with me particularly well. Although I have not made progress in any of my usual studies, during my stay here, yet my time has not been absolutely lost. I have seen a great deal, have associated with almost all the distinguished characters that have figured on the theatre of Europe for the last 20 years, & have obtained many juster ideas than I could have drawn from books. Add to all this that I have been very happy & I cannot regret the time I have passed in Paris. So much for self, but you know of old that I am a little bit of an egoist, & you know my feelings & myself too well for me to apologize to you for enlarging upon a subject, that in some shape or other, is always uppermost in everyone's imagination. We have had an elopement in this good town of Paris, which for the last week has scandalised all the virtuous & moral inhabitants, who innocent, pure creatures, are not accustomed to such indecent passion. General Maitland - and Lady Sarah Lennox - are the parties in question. They fled on Saturday & their place of concealment not being discovered till Sunday, was certainly rather unlucky. However the business was hushed up, & they were married at the Hotel Borghese, at our Ambassadors on that day. The Duke & Duchess of Richmond have forgiven them, & indeed have behaved with great affection. To-morrow the Duke of
