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He answered me very pleasingly, that he was
confident upon the score of my Lord Sandwich's character of me,
but that he had reason to think what he did, and desired me to
call upon him some evening: I named to-night, and he accepted of
it. To my Lord Chancellor's, and there heard several trials,
wherein I perceive my Lord is a most able and ready man. After
all done, he himself called, "Come, Mr. Pepys, you and I will
take a turn in the garden." So he was led down stairs, having
the goute, and there walked with me, I think, above an hour,
talking most friendly, yet cunningly. I told him clearly how
things were; how ignorant I was of his Lordship's concernment in
it; how I did not do nor say one word singly, but what was done
was the act of the whole Board. He told me by name that he was
more angry with Sir G. Carteret than with me, and also with the
whole body of the Board. But thinking who it was of the Board
that did know him least, he did place his fear upon me: but he
finds that he is indebted to none of his friends there.


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