CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6] — Page 48

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the Punkah to be put in action -

My "remonstrance" was a remark to him "well, laughing you are somewhat despotic. I mean, at Government House, you're the Supreme Court?" or some such words.

It has not been usual at official dinners to propose more than one toast on the Health of Her Majesty. I did not propose "The Queen and the Admiral" but "The Queen!" - and after a pause - I added "welcome to the Admiral" -

Nor did I leave the chair abruptly immediately after the toast had been drunk.

Just The Ladies quitted the Table immediately after.

It is my impression that the bottles were circulated round the Table twice or thrice after the Ladies had deserted -

I proposed that we should join them and take Coffee. I was not aware that the Table was quitted earlier than on similar occasions.

I did afterwards in the Drawing room and I believe I made a remark - not in a counsel of remark- "Eccentricity" but in good humour- that the Judge had been somewhat arbitrary - but the word I used respecting his Honour was not that he was "intoxicated" but "hilarious"

In the whole I have come to

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46 47 42 the Punkah to be put in action - My "remonstrance" was a remark to him "well, laughing you are somewhat despotic. I mean, at Government House, you're the Supreme Court?" or some such words. It has not been usual at official dinners to propose more than one toast on the Health of Her Majesty. I did not propose "The Queen and the Admiral" but "The Queen!" - and after a pause - I added "welcome to the Admiral" - Nor did I leave the chair abruptly immediately after the toast had been drunk. Just The Ladies quitted the Table immediately after. It is my impression that the bottles were circulated round the Table twice or thrice after the Ladies had deserted - I proposed that we should join them and take Coffee. I was not aware that the Table was quitted earlier than on similar occasions. I did afterwards in the Drawing room and I believe I made a remark - not in a counsel of remark- "Eccentricity" but in good humour- that the Judge had been somewhat arbitrary - but the word I used respecting his Honour was not that he was "intoxicated" but "hilarious" In the whole I have come to 43
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the Punkah to be put in action -

#

My "remonstrance" was a remark to him "well,

laughing

you

ale

somewhat despotic. I bovernment House your Supreme Count?” or

some such words.

It has not been ucual at official dinners to propore nume ham one Tonet on the Health After

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of Her Majesty I did not propose "The Queen and the Admiral- but "The Queen! _ and after a pance !

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addad "welcome to the Admiral" _

Nor did. I leave the chain

after the

abruptly immucirately after Const had been drunk.

Just

The

Ladies quitted the Table immediately

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after.

It is

my impression that

the bottles were circulated round

the Table twice or

Ladies had deserted –

thrice

after I them

the

join

proposed that we chould them and take Coffee. I was not

that the Table

Aware

carlier than

quitted

on similar occasions.

I did afterwards in the

awing room and I believe to

Drawing

nemark - urć im

younsel of remark-

"Eccentricut" but in good humour-

that the Judge had been somewhat arbitrary - but the word I used

his Howon was not that he was "intoxicated" but "hilarious"

respecting

In the whole I have come to

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