CHAPTER I

1832

Journey by St. Albans, Dunstable, Coventry, and Birmingham to Welshpool — Arrival at Powis Castle — At Beaumaris — Visit to Baron Hill — Sir Richard and Lady Bulkeley — At Plas Newydd — Journey to Eaton — Visit to Lord and Lady Westminster — The Grosvenor family — Visit to Chatsworth — The Cavendish family — Expedition to Haddon Hall — Visit to Alton Towers — A hunting episode — Visit to Wytham Abbey — A day in Oxford — Back to Kensington — Christmas presents 42–62