I desire very much to be of his mind about everything, but, if he is a Republican, I have done with him.  If he will in his Republican system throw in a little royal authority as ballast, we shall soon come to an agreement.  I wish him to come neuf to all those great and important questions, and examine them sans l’esprit de systeme, without prejudice and strong inclination to be of either side, but to investigate the truth, and adopt it.  Il est fait pour raisonner; il commence etre d’un age ou le jugement acquerera tous les jours de la maturite.  My love to him, I beg.

I think Lady Derby mends in appearance; the Duke and I go often to her.  I would cross the water and make the Duchess a visit, but that I think it right to forbear going in a carriage as long as I can; and then, perhaps, I may go with safety to London, from time to time to see Caroline, when she removes thither. . . .

(298) Queensberry.

(299) Jean Siffren Maury, abbe, the eloquent supporter of the monarchical cause.

(1790,) September 7, Tuesday, 8 o’clock, Richmond.—. . . .  I was surprised in the evening with a visit from Mr. Campbell.  We were au dessert, that is, the party which dined here after they returned from Egham. . . .  His visit put out of my head, in a minute, all the pretty French phrases which I was brewing. . . .  Mr. C. stayed to converse with the Welch heiress, to talk with Me de Choiseul upon Greece and the Archipele, and of his uncle’s voyage pittoresque, and he spoke a great while in Italian with Me la Comtesse de Suffren.  I long to hear, as I shall this morning, his opinion of the party.  I asked them (a) few questions about their day’s sport; it was a novelty with which I know that they would be pleased.

So Me de Choiseul has obtained leave of her husband, I believe without much difficulty, to stay here one day more.  I shall, for my part, make no efforts to detain them.  Me de R. has explained to me sufficiently en quoi consiste la mauvaise conduite du Marquis.  But young people ne regardent que le surface.  The Duke did not return; I believe that he dined and lay at Oatlands.  His horse had a violent fall; but I heard of no other event.  I suppose he may have lost by that accident.

I know as yet no more of Mr. C(ampbell’s) motions than that he and Lady C. go to town this morning, but return to dinner.  We shall dine with them, when these Races are over; they finish to-morrow.

I sat yesterday morning a great while with the Fish’s friend, Me de Roncherolles.  Entre nous, I like her much more than any of the whole set.  She has neither du brillant dans son esprit, ni une infinite de grace dans ses manieres, je l’avoue, mais, elle est sans pretensions, et avec beaucoup de bon sens, meme de la solidite, et elle est instruite suffisamment.  Mr. Walpole ne lui donne pas la preference.  He must have something de l’esprit de l’Academie, &c., something of a charactere marque.  Je ne