The Journal to Stella eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 853 pages of information about The Journal to Stella.

The Journal to Stella eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 853 pages of information about The Journal to Stella.

26.  Bernage has been with me these two days; yesterday I sent for him to let him know that Dr. Arbuthnot is putting in strongly to have his brother made a captain over Bernage’s[4] head.  Arbuthnot’s brother is but an ensign, but the Doctor has great power with the Queen:  yet he told me he would not do anything hard to a gentleman who is my friend; and I have engaged the Secretary and his Colonel[5] for him.  To-day he told me very melancholy, that the other had written from Windsor (where he went to solicit) that he has got the company; and Bernage is full of the spleen.  I made the Secretary write yesterday a letter to the Colonel in Bernage’s behalf.  I hope it will do yet; and I have written to Dr. Arbuthnot to Windsor, not to insist on doing such a hardship.  I dined in the City at Pontack’s, with Stratford; it cost me seven shillings:  he would have treated, but I did not let him.  I have removed my money from the Bank to another fund.  I desire Parvisol may speak to Hawkshaw to pay in my money when he can, for I will put it in the funds; and, in the meantime, borrow so much of Mr. Secretary, who offers to lend it me.  Go to the Dean’s, sirrahs.

27.  Bernage was with me again to-day, and is in great fear, and so was I; but this afternoon, at Lord Treasurer’s, where I dined, my brother, George Granville, Secretary at War, after keeping me a while in suspense, told me that Dr. Arbuthnot had waived the business, because he would not wrong a friend of mine; that his brother is to be a lieutenant, and Bernage is made a captain.  I called at his lodging, and the soldier’s coffee-house, to put him out of pain, but cannot find him; so I have left word, and shall see him to-morrow morning, I suppose.  Bernage is now easy; he has ten shillings a day, beside lawful cheating.  However, he gives a private sum to his Colonel, but it is very cheap:  his Colonel loves him well, but is surprised to see him have so many friends.  So he is now quite off my hands.  I left the company early to-night, at Lord Treasurer’s; but the Secretary followed me, to desire I would go with him to W—.  Mr. Lewis’s man came in before I could finish that word beginning with a W, which ought to be Windsor, and brought me a very handsome rallying letter from Dr. Arbuthnot, to tell me he had, in compliance to me, given up his brother’s pretensions in favour of Bernage, this very morning; that the Queen had spoken to Mr. Granville to make the company easy in the other’s having the captainship.  Whether they have done it to oblige me or no, I must own it so.  He says he this very morning begged Her Majesty to give Mr. Bernage the company.  I am mighty well pleased to have succeeded so well; but you will think me tedious, although you like the man, as I think.

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