“Lady Newborough-Sternberg presents her compliments to Lord
Stuart de Rothesay, and, in accordance with the wish expressed
in his kind note, sends him the details of her case, begging
him to be good enough to give it his consideration.
“If his Excellency should desire fuller information, Lady N.-S.
will ask Mr. Mills to give it to him, etc.”
Unluckily, amongst my papers there was a mention of my most important
affair.
The Ambassador, confounding the two, and fearing to compromise himself,
sent the whole back to me with this laconic note—
“Milady, in returning the documents sent to me in your letter
of yesterday, I beg you to accept the regret I feel that I
cannot give you the help you ask by interfering in a dispute
between you and his Most Christian Majesty.
“I have the honour to be your Excellency’s most obedient
servant,
“STUART DE ROTHESAY.”