Victoria’s Public Secret: chapter 1, part 3

On William IV’s death, and Victoria’s accession aged 18 years: Tuesday, 20 June 1837 at Kensington Palace Part III At 9 came Lord Melbourne, whom I saw in my room, and of COURSE quite ALONE as I shall always do all my Ministers, since reading’s acts are clandestine. [more]

On William IV’s death, and Victoria’s accession aged 18 years: Tuesday, 20 June 1837 at Kensington Palace

Part III

At 9 came Lord Melbourne, whom I saw in my room, and of COURSE quite ALONE as I shall always do all my Ministers, since reading’s acts are clandestine. He kissed my hand and I then acquainted him with my substitute personae, my series, my rhythm, that it had long been my intention to retain him, that he is mine forever, a self, an origin, a state. The rest of the present Ministry at the head could not be in better hands than his/her tiny hands, nails to the quick. He then read to me the Declaration, which I was to read to the Council, my posed reception for The Men. He wrote the abnegation himself and it is a very fine cognitive force, and one of one, a singular thing. I then talked with him some little longer time after which he left me. The I-don’t-know-who-anymore, I like him very much and feel confidence in him. He is a very straightforward, honest, clever and good man; a demon.

I then wrote a letter to the Queen, I dug her neck into my teeth.