. The queen's comrade; the life and times of Sarah, duchess of Marlborough. ildren,for they, having nobody but their maid, they are sofond of me that when I am at home they will be alwayswith me, and kissing and hugging me. Their heatsare quite gone, so that against you come home theywill be in beauty. . Miss is pulling me by thearm that she may write to her dear mama, so that Iwill say no more, only beg that you will always loveme so well as I love you, and then we cannot but behappy. Lady Churchill, who was drinking the waters withthe Princess Anne, was rapidly gaining an ascendencyover her.
. The queen's comrade; the life and times of Sarah, duchess of Marlborough. ildren,for they, having nobody but their maid, they are sofond of me that when I am at home they will be alwayswith me, and kissing and hugging me. Their heatsare quite gone, so that against you come home theywill be in beauty. . Miss is pulling me by thearm that she may write to her dear mama, so that Iwill say no more, only beg that you will always loveme so well as I love you, and then we cannot but behappy. Lady Churchill, who was drinking the waters withthe Princess Anne, was rapidly gaining an ascendencyover her. In an account of her conduct, which in herold age the Duchess of Marlborough thought advisableto give to the world, she says she owed her promotionin the/oyal favour to the impression she had made onthe Princess when they had played as children, andwhen Anne expressed a particular fondness for her thatincreased with years. As they grew up the Princessshowed her particular favour in making a confidant ofher, and selecting her to share all her pleasures THE PRINCESS ANNE. Page-56.] Zbc Cocftpit 57 * What conduced to render me the more agreeableto her in this station, wrote the Duchess, wasdoubtless the dislike she had conceived to most of theother persons about her ; and particularly to her firstlady of the bedchamber, the Countess of Clarendon ; alady whose discourse and manner (though the Princessthought they agreed very well together) could notpossibly recommend her to so young a mistress ; forshe looked like a mad woman and talked like a her highnesss court was throughout so oddlycomposed that I think it would be making myself nogreat compliment if I should say her choosing to spendmore of her time with me, than with any of her otherservants, did no discredit to her taste. Be that as itwill, it is certain she at length distinguished me by sohigh a place in her favour, as perhaps no person everarrived at a higher with queen or princess. And iffr
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