CHAPTER I.

The Robinson, Sterne, and Morris families--Birth and childhood of Elizabeth Montagu--Correspondence with Duchess of Portland (_passim_)--Dr. Middleton’s second wife--“Fidget”--A summons --Tunbridge Wells--Mrs. Pendarves--Lady Thanet --Miss Anstey--Bevis Mount--The Wallingfords--A suit of “cloathes”--Anne Donnellan 1–25