He would have the honour of dining with you, and would re-embark in the _evening of the same day_, so as to be back on the _following morning_ at Eu.

He will therefore, as you see, _not_ sleep in England.
If you cannot give any _pied-a-terre_ in the Palace for these few hours, they will remain in an hotel.

But I must say that as the King and Queen put themselves to _some inconvenience in coming_ to see you, it would be _rather desirable_ to offer them rooms in the Palace, which I think might be easily managed.

As far as we are concerned, it _does not matter_ if we are housed in an hotel or where we bivouac.

I will charge Van de Weyer to take rooms for us somewhere....
Do not imagine that I have done the least to bring this about for my own satisfaction, which is _very limited_ in this business, but the King wished _much to see you once_, and so did the Queen, who abhors sailing more than anybody, and this is perhaps the _only_ opportunity which may ever offer of doing it, even with some political benefit, as it certainly is desirable that it should appear that the two maritime Powers are on good terms....