The Queen said she had more confidence in him than in any of the others of his party.

The Queen then mentioned the subject of the Household, and of those who were not in Parliament.

The Duke did not give any decisive answer about it, but advised the Queen not to begin with conditions of this sort, and wait till the matter was proposed.

The Queen then said that she felt certain he would understand the great friendship she had for Lord Melbourne, who had been to her quite a parent, and the Duke said _no one felt and knew that better than he did, and that no one could still be of greater use to the Queen than Lord Melbourne_.

The Duke spoke of his personal friendship for Lord Melbourne, and that he hoped I knew that he had often done all he could to help your (Lord Melbourne's) Government.
The Queen then mentioned her intention to prove her great _fairness_ to her new Government in telling them, that they might know there was no unfair dealing, that I meant to see you often as a friend, as I owed _so_ much to you.