The Girlhood of Queen Victoria, Vol. 2 of 2: A Selection from Her Majesty's Diaries Between the Years 1832 and 1840 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Girlhood of Queen Victoria, Vol. 2 of 2: A Selection From Her Majesty's Diaries Between the Years 1832 and 1840Lord M. Had intended to ride, but on hearing I meant to walk, most kindly gave it up and said he would walk with me. Wrote my journal. Read in Durham's despatch. At 5 I walked out with all my ladies and gentlemen, I had not been out many minutes when Lord Melbourne joined me, and walked near me the whole time. We walked down to Adelaide Cottage. Lord M. Asked me if Uncle Leopold was very angry with Mamma I said Pretty well, upon which Lord M. Observed laughing, I think he's afraid of her, which I fear is the case. I asked Lord M. If he thought I should walk round the Terrace, I think it would be better, he replied. In going up to the terrace, there is a very steep hill which is a dreadful pull, and Lord M. And I were quite blown in coming up. I then walked round the terrace, crowded to an amazing degree with people, between Lord Melbourne and Lord Torrington, - Lady Normanby just behind me, and also the other ladies, and my 3 other gentlemen in front, it was hot work. We then walked up and down the Terrace (the private part) for a few minutes, listening to the band, and came home at It wasa beautiful evening. Read in Durham's despatch.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.