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Walked to White Hall, and there I showed my cosen Roger
the Duchesse of York sitting in state, while her own mother
stands by her: and my Lady Castlemaine, whom he approves to be
very handsome, and wonders that she cannot be as good within as
she is fair without. Her little black boy come by him, and a dog
being in his way, the little boy swore at the dog: "How," says
he, blessing himself, "would I whip this child till the blood
come, if it were my child!"
28th. To Westminster, where I spent the morning at the Lords'
House door to hear the conference between the two Houses about my
Lord Mordaunt, of which there was great expectation. Many
hundreds of people coming to hear it. But when they come, the
Lords did insist upon my Lord Mordaunt's having leave to sit upon
a stool uncovered within their barr, and that he should have
counsel, which the Commons would not suffer, but desired leave to
report their Lordships' resolution to the House of Commons; and
so parted for this day, which troubles me, I having by this means
lost the whole day.


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