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past Eleven, but our Table. I mean the king's lasted longer as after [[unclear]] He would play at Patience and it dragged on till after twelve. I am unkind enough to believe that the Duke of Wellington placed the cards at [[underline]] last [[/underline]] that it might [[underline]] come out [[/underline]] The Clarences left me on Wednesday - and on Monday next I go to London - The Drawingroom is to be on the 29th of next month and the King told me He should get into the Lodge in the Great Park on the first of May [[underline]] then [[/underline]] the workmen [[unclear]] into the Private Apartments at the Castle to complete them first - I hope it is true that You [[underline]] will [[/underline]] come over this August. I have not heard it from the king but Mary was kind enough to write me that She hoped it might be so. How very very happy I shall be to have you and Augusta and the Dear Children here. I really shall be Wild with joy. I hope [[underline]] Mary and I [[/underline]] are to meet at Williams during Easter Week at least He means to invite Her there - The [[unclear]] are still at Plymouth and now I hear they have sent an order to paint the Lower Rooms at St Leonards so Mr Northey told me last Week. I am very happy to see in the Gazette that Your Old friend Sir James Lyon has got a Regiment - they have at [[underline]] last [[/underline]] found out that it was necessary to raise Men for the Standing Army - Do you remember Old Betty who was [[unclear]] the [[unclear]]'s Cook? and who used to cook [[unclear]] good plain dishes when we were at Buckingham House at that Melancholy time of 1804. Well after the [[unclear]]'s
