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& that I much feared the day would not be good as it had begun high & that I had just left the Antiroom where I heard the King talking very loud & in a hurried manner. Sir George Baker & Sir Lucas Pepys smiled, & both said, that Doctor Willis had told them [[underline]] since [[/underline]] they had left the King, that He had become [[underline]] quite calm. [[/underline]] Upon their saying so much I replied, [[underline]] that I found I had let the Cat out of the Bag, [[/underline]] but that as it had escaped, all I could add to my narration was, that what I had told Them, was perfectly true. As General Harcourt was sent to Town this morning by The Queen, when I had prepared the mornings Bulletin, for St. James's. I delivered them to Him for the Queen's inspection. He carried them upstairs to Her accordingly, & in the mean time Lady Harcourt came into our breakfast room to make Her enquiries of the Physicians. When Colonel Digby returned from The Queen He gave the Bulletins into Sir George Bakers hands, who instantly gave Them to me, asking me if there were [[underline]] any objections [[/underline]] to Them. I referr'd the Question to Colonel Digby, & [[underline]] exactly [[/underline]] in the same words for Sir George Baker's information Digby with a tone of surprise answer'd [[underline]] Objections! [[/underline]] On which I told Him that Sir George Baker wished to know before He set off for Town from Kew. Colonel Digby then said that there were none. As all this passed before Lady Harcourt, I took Digby