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Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Second, Volume 1 (of 3)

Note 92 — Chapter IV

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On the birth-day of the Prince of Wales, in 1759, Doddington standing in the circle, the Princess passed him without speaking; the Prince just spoke to him, but affected to cough, and walked on; the little Princes, less apprized of his history, and accustomed to see him there, talked a good deal to him. Charles Townshend, who stood behind and observed this scene, leaned forward, and in a half whisper, cried, “Doddington, you are d—d well with the youngest.”

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