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Lest I shoud not find words, Madam, ready to express sufficiently my deep sense of yr' Royal Highness's goodness in graciously offerring me the distinguished honour of dining with the Prince of Wales at your Royal Highness's, I presume, Madam, to present in writing my most humble thanks for so signal a mark of favour. It is with deep concern, Madam, that I feel myself so circumstanced, as to be forced to beg leave to decline that Honour. Yr Royal Highness once asked me if I had been at his Royal Highness's Levee! I replied, that as I was unfortunately precluded from paying my Duty to his Majesty, I thought it did not become me to present myself before the Prince; & your Royal Highness was pleased to say that I acted properly. Having therefore never had the honour of kissing his Royal Highness's hand, and not being in a situation of paying my duty to him, it appears
