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Show John Bright and the Queen, Lord (Jrnnvllle. In a letter to Olnd-Htono Olnd-Htono In 1SGS, thus dcsclbcs his In-traduction In-traduction of John Bright to Queen Vkto'lu ni Osbo. in i canci lor him at dinner time. Ills' dress was Irrepioachahlo after he had readily agreed to take off a pair of bridal white gloves. Ho was rather pleased, quoted his tailor's approval of tights, and acknowledged ho had promised to relieaie Ills costume before his wife and daughter. The beginning of dinner was awful The queen with a sick headache and shy, Princess Louise whispering unintelligibly In my ear. Ilrlght like a warhorse champing champ-ing his hit nnd dying to ho at them. At last nn allusion to children enabled mo In tell Ilrlght to repeat to her majesty his brother's observation. 'Wheio, considering what charming things children are, do nil the queer old men come from?" This amused tho queen, and all went on meirlty." |