shall expect to find a letter from you, when I come down, as I wish to
know when you go to town, and how long you remain there. If you stay
till The middle of next month, you may have an opportunity of hearing
me speak, as the first day of our _Harrow orations_ occurs in May. My
friend Delawarr [1], (as you observed) danced with the little
Princess, nor did I in the least _envy_ him the honour. I presume you
have heard That Dr. Drury leaves Harrow this Easter, and That, as a
memorial of our Gratitude for his long services, The scholars
presented him with plate to the amount of 330 Guineas.

I hope you will excuse this _Hypocondriac_ epistle, as I never was in
such low spirits in my life. Adieu, my Dearest Sister, and believe me,

Your ever affectionate though negligent Brother, BYRON.



[Footnote 1: On February 25, 1805, their Majesties gave a magnificent
"house-warming" at Windsor Castle.

"The expenditure," says the 'Gentleman's Magazine' for 1805 (part
i. pp. 262-264), "cannot have cost less than L50,000. The floor of the
ball-room, instead of being chalked, was painted with most fanciful
and appropriate devices by an eminent artist." The "little Princess"
Charlotte of Wales, we are told, left the Castle at half-past nine.]