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
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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 £50,000. 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.