On the staircase at Devonshire House!

I blushed when you asked me to marry,

I vowed I would never forget;

And at parting I gave my dear Harry

A beautiful vinegarette!

We spent en province all December,

And I ne'er condescended to look

At Sir Charles, or the rich county member,

Or even at that darling old Duke.

You were busy with dogs and with horses,