Lady Holland’s girlhood at Battle Abbey—Her “court” at Holland
House—Her relationship to myself—Her ways—Her
insolence—Anecdotes—Lady Palmerston—Cobden and Lord Palmerston—Lord
John Russell—Lady Jersey and Lady Londonderry—Their social
influence exerted in favour of Mr. Disraeli—Letters from Lady
Beaconsfield—Her dinners—Lord Lyndhurst and Mr.
Disraeli—Interesting letter from the latter—His difficulties in
early life—His opinion of Mr. Gladstone—An ingenuous diplomatist 59
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A memorandum by Napoleon—English opinions concerning him in other
days—His effigy burnt at Norwich—The Chevalier de
Bardelin—Interesting relics at Highclere—My sight of Marie
Louise—The Emperor at Mass—His love of church bells—Sir Henry
Drummond Wolff’s visit to Elba—Hears recollections of Napoleon’s
gardener—Anecdotes—The Emperor and General Lecourbe—Baron von
Kleist—Mr. Manning—Napoleon in London—“The Midnight Review” 78