cidedly opposed, and told Lady ----, that, as
she must have known that riding backward in a coach disagreed with
her, she ought never to have accepted the situation of a lady of the
bedchamber, who never ought to sit forward, and that, if she really
was likely to be sick, I would put Mrs Aston into the coach with the
Princess, and have, by that means, the pleasure of Lady ----'s
company in the carriage allotted to me and Lord Claremont. _This of
course settled the business_; she and Mrs Harcourt sat backward, and
the Princess sat by herself forward. There was very little crowd, and
still less applause, on the road to London, where we arrived, and
were set down at St James's (the Duke of Cumberland's apartments,
Cleveland Row) about half-past two."

The long-expected, and probably dreaded interview was now to take place.
We may search the whole annals of marriage in vain for such another.

"Immediately notified the arrival to the King and Prince of Wales;
the last came immediately. I, according to the established etiquette,
introduced (no one else being in the room) the Princess Caroline to
him. She very properly, in consequence of my saying to her that it
was the right mode of proceeding, attempted to kneel to him. He
raised her, (gracefully enough,) and embraced her, said barely one
word, turned round, retired to a distant part of the apartment, and,
calling me to him, said--'Harris, I am not well; _pray, get me a
glass of brandy_!'

"I said, 'Sir, had you not better have a glass of water?' upon which
he, much out of humour, said with an oath--

"'No; I will go directly to the Queen,' and away he went.

"The Princess, left during this short moment alone, was in a state of
astonishment; and, on my joining her, said--'Mon Dieu! est-ce que le
Prince est toujours comme cela? Je le trouve tres gros et nullement
aussi beau que son portrait.'

"I said his Royal Highness was naturally a good deal affected and
flurried at this first interview, but she certainly would find him
different at dinner. She was disposed to further criticisms on this
occasion, which would have embarrassed me very much to answer, if
luckily the King had not ordered me to attend him."

Little comment is required upon such a scene. In charity, we shall suppose
that the Prince at the first gla