CHAPTER XXXIX.
LONDON.
Twelve hours after my arrival in England I entered London.

I cannot attempt to record the sensations which thronged my mind as the din and tumult of that mighty city awoke me from a sound sleep I had fallen into in the corner of the chaise.

The seemingly interminable lines of lamplight, the crash of carriages, the glare of the shops, the buzz of voices, made up a chaotic mass of sights and sounds, leaving my efforts at thought vain and fruitless.
Obedient to my instructions, I lost not a moment in my preparations to deliver my despatches.

Having dressed myself in the full uniform of my corps, I drove to the Horse Guards.

It was now nine o'clock, and I learned that his Royal Highness had gone to dinner at Carlton House.