My dear Lady G.

I received your last Letter at Paris, as we were disposing every thing for our Return to England, after an Absence of near Two Years; in which, as I have inform’d you, from time to time, I have been a great Traveller, into Holland, the Netherlands, through the most considerable Provinces of France, into Italy; and, in our Return to Paris again, (the principal Place of our Residence) through several Parts of Germany.

I told you of the Favours and Civilities we receiv’d at Florence, from the then Countess Dowager of ---- who, with her Humble Servant Lord C.—(that had so assiduously attended her for so many Months in Italy) accompany’d us from Florence to Inspruck.

Her Ladyship made that worthy Lord happy in about a Month after she parted from us; and the noble Pair gave us an Opportunity at Paris, in their Way to England, to return some of the Civilities, which we receiv’d from them in Italy: And they are now arriv’d at her Ladyship's Seat on the Forest.

Her Lord is exceedingly fond of her, as he well may; for she is one of the most charming Ladies in England; and behaves to him with so much Prudence and Respect, that they are as happy in each other, as can be wish’d. And let me just add, That both in Italy and at Paris, Mr. B.'s Demeanour and her Ladyship's to one another, was so nobly open, and unaffectedly polite, as well as highly discreet, that neither Lord C. who had once been jealous of Mr. B. nor the other Party, who had had a Tincture of the same Yellow Evil, as you know, because of the Countess, had so much as a Shadow of Uneasiness remaining on that Occasion.

Lord Davers has had his Health (which had begun to decline in England) so well, that there was no persuading Lady Davers to return before now; altho’ I begg’d and pray’d I might not have another little Frenchman, for fear they should, as they grew up, forget, as I pleasantly used to say, the Obligations which their Parentage lays them under to dearer England.