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St. James's Palace Decr. 12th. 1827.

My Dearest Lord & Lady Arran

The kindness of your last letter to Sophy unclear respecting me makes me feel particularly my wish to write to you my own thanks and also to tell you what Lamentation you will believe, that nothing would have made me more happy than accepting your friendly invitation to Bognor -- but underline I am under Medical Power /underline and Sir Henry Halford has decided that I must go to the underline driest /underline and most underline bracing /underline Air that can be unclear and, underline therefore /underline I am on Tuesday next to go to Brighton to the Kings underline White House on the Steyne. /underline I assure you that my own wish had been underline Bognor /underline -- but I trust if nothing unforeseen happens that no unclear you will allow me to pass ten days or a fortnight with you, where I can be very happy under your underline hospitable /underline and friendly roof -- you perceive I am taking underline great liberties /underline with you. The darkness of this day though only half past three, is Something Wonderfull Dear William has just been with me, and pulled down my blinds and had the underline candles lighted /underline for He said it was underline too Melancholy. /underline It does my Heart good to hear Him so much approved underline of by all the Navy. /underline -- I am certain His Zeal is sincere