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accounts-- He told me this morning & also to the Baron Alvesleben the Hanoverian minister, that he had assured Mr Pitt last night that His Majesty was then, while He was speaking to him so well, that [[underline]] he was sure he was at that moment as capable of transacting any business of state, as ever he had been in his life. [[/underline]] I own I was not a little surprised at Doctor Willis's hazarding thus, & unpressed, such very strong assertions - sharing in the general joy at the late more favorable appearances, I as eager as any to cherish the fondest hopes still I did know that the time was not yet come [[underline]] for us to be too sure. [[/underline]] Prudence in cases of uncertainty, should withold a little for moments of eventual interruption, & for those [[underline]] turns [[/underline]] so sudden & so unexpected, which we have all occasionally witnessed throughout the course of this distressing illness. [[underline]] Less [[/underline]] triumph on short successes, & [[underline]] more [[/underline]] check on the eagerness of politics, seem to me the two desirable essentials, at present wanting, but well worthy of Doctor Willes's [[addition]] attention [[/addition]] in his responsible situation at Kew. Too much inattention to these will possibly involve him in scrapes, from which he might easily have kept himself clear - but if he will blend the Politician with the Physician, he must expect the usual rubs of Party, & becomes their fair game. If he has made up his mind to risk such chances - he may speculate [[underline]] on the retreat of the Rats [[/underline]], if it so pleases him, or on the conduct