Volume the Second: Diplomatic DisplayLondonBritish Library, Add. MS. 59874
which was dated from
Edinburgh, and informedus that he should do himself the
pleasure ofintroducing Lady Lesley to us on the
followingevening.. This as you may suppose considera::bly surprised us, particularly as your
accountof her Ladyship had given us reason to imaginethat there was little chance of her visitingScotland
at a time that London must be sogiddygay.1 As it
was our busineſs however to bedelighted at such a
mark of condescensionas a visit from Sir George and Lady
Lesley, weprepared to return them an answer expreſsive
Footnotes
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