Recollections of Lady Georgiana Peel . rage atAdisham, and they would come sometimes to us atthe Gerwyn. On these occasions, we had a great dealof music in the evenings, for Henry Villiers wasintensely musical, and, being the possessor of a veryfine voice, it was a great pleasure to hear him listening to him one afternoon, our old Welshdoctor came up to me with tears rolling down hischeeks, Ah, what a voice ! he said. Thank you,thank you a thousand times for letting me hear a man living in the land of song, surroundedby the fine Welsh voices, this was indeed a compli-ment. T
Recollections of Lady Georgiana Peel . rage atAdisham, and they would come sometimes to us atthe Gerwyn. On these occasions, we had a great dealof music in the evenings, for Henry Villiers wasintensely musical, and, being the possessor of a veryfine voice, it was a great pleasure to hear him listening to him one afternoon, our old Welshdoctor came up to me with tears rolling down hischeeks, Ah, what a voice ! he said. Thank you,thank you a thousand times for letting me hear a man living in the land of song, surroundedby the fine Welsh voices, this was indeed a compli-ment. To London we repaired generally once or twice inthe year. In the early years of my married life, 37Chesham Place was often put at my disposal, especiallyin February, for in that month is my birthday, onwhich occasion the Duchess of Bedford never onceforgot to send me the order for the family box atDrury Lane ; the children looked on it as a yearly treat,discussed for many months afterwards and looked for-ward to for many months EARL RUSSELLFrom an oil painting bv his daitg^hter^ Lady Gcorgia7ia Peel LADY GEORGIANA PEEL 299 The following letters are from my father, in answerto the congratulations on his eightieth birthday : Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park,Aug. 19, 71. My dearest Georgie, Thanks to you for your congratulationsand for * In Memoriam which I highly value. I amnow in my eightieth year, which I never expected toreach. We have got an old house at Risan sur Rochetill October, and from the ist Nov. till MayLady Crawfords villa at Cannes, so we are providedfor a long time. I am very sorry not to see youagain before we go to Woburn Abbey on the were quite right to decide to live for your homeduties. Cherish the affection of your children whichwill give you a happy life. Fanny and I send our best love to Archie, —General Peel came over here yesterday, hehas put down his party livery. Pembroke Lodge,August zo, 71. My dear Archie, Thanks for your good wish
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