Marion Sambourne's Diary, 1912

MARION SAMBOURNE’S DIARY 1912

Notes on Memoranda pages.

Invested 1911. Start with £510 on deposit. Lennie gave me £400 invested in 5% City of Buenos Ayres Bonds in February 6th. Invested £200 in Mexican Light & Power 5% gold bonds at 96 in February 13th.

Paid London County Westminster Bank 10th April £10, being £2 on 5 £10 shrs allotted in Cent Argtentine Rly. Pd by L.C. & Westminster Bk July 10th £25 call on 5 allotted shrs £10 shrs in Cent Argentine Rly making £35 pd on £50.

Bought August 16th 10 shares at £139¼ per 5 shrs Gt Northern U.S.A. pref Rly. Total with com. £279.5.0.

Bought 16th August £300 Rio de Janiero Tramways (Jardins Botanico) 5% Mortgage Bonds at 99½ with com. £199.

Nov 16th Pd to Glyn Mills Currie & Co for 12 allotted £1 shares at 10/prem. £18 in Argentine Southern Land Shrs.

Bought 10th Dec thro’ Bank £100 ordinary stock Buenos Ayres & Pacific at 100½.

Nov 15th took up eleven 4% Extension £10 shrs in B.A. Gt Southern Rly, in 1914 becomes Ordinary stock. Pd £33 on allotment of same 15th Nov. 1911.

1911 received Trust £ s d 49. 4. 9 51.11.10 18. 6. 8 40.14. 8 “ “ 45. 5. 0 49. 4. 9 51.11. 1 18.16. 8 40.14. 8 “ “ 45. 3.11 £411. 4. 0

Private £ s d 34.10. 6 39. 3.10 36. 6. 8 37. 9. 8 30. 5. 1 2. 5. 3 48.10. 3 27.11. 8 30. 4. 10 70. 5. 4 15. 6.10 20.11.11 £402.17. 2

Total £ s d 83.15. 3 90.15. 8 55. 2. 8 78. 4. 4 30. 5. 1 57.10. 3 97.14.0 79. 2. 9 49. 1. 6 111. 0. 0 15. 6.10 66. 1.10 £ 814. 0. 2

Total £814. 0. 2

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Good securities to invest in: Paraguay Cent Rly 6% Lien Deks Bolivar 6% debs Aranes Lima Cuban Ports 5% Southern U.S.A. Rly Arica Beatrice Street, Macclesfield Rd, Holmes Chapel, Nr Crewe. £24 Mabel Jenkinson, 27 Garden Street, Grimsby. £16. 3 yrs with Sophy.

Monday 1 January “Arabian Nights” fancy dress dance here Balcombe House. Mr Forrester, Mr Marriott, Harold, Nonie & Mrs Gibson, Ellie Ritchie & Gladys Crozier & self house party. Great success, about 80 came, dresses charming. Men looked so tall, women short in Eastern dress. Messels all came except Mrs M. vy dull & speechless as usual.

Tuesday 2 January Gladys slept in my room. Harolds, Mrs Gibson & Lennie left early.

Lennie slept in London. Long walk before lunch with Maud. Rested after until tea. Played bridge, no poker evening, sans argent.

Wednesday 3 January Maud, Gladys, Linley boy & self called walking to enquire after Lady Frederick, better, & on to Major Talbot’s, saw them, always cheery.

Roger their boy staying with Linley. Dance at Mrs Finlay Campbell, house party going but self. Maud Hansen Walker coming for night.

Gatwick races. Ellie Ritchie left.

Thursday 4 January Gatwick races. Maud Hansen Walker left for them with her sister. Long walk with Maud before & after lunch to Mill. Mr Marriott & Mr Forrester left. Mrs Williams called & Mrs Stansfield. Drew cheque for house books, £7.15.8 with wages, £2.15.6 without.

Friday 5 January Mr & Mrs Cadogan came to stay, she arrived in time for luncheon.

Walked morg. & afternoon. The chicks to Nymans to lunch. Mrs H.

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Booth to tea & her children & danced after. Lennie & Mr Cadogan arrived later, both look tired. Mrs C. very nice little Swedish lady.

Saturday 6 January Wretched day, rained, cold. Mrs C. in bed v. seedy. Came down to luncheon. Oliver in bed with cold. Anne also slight cold. Mr & Mrs Hayworth Booth to dinner. Little Linley dined at Mrs Talbot’s. Vy seedy on return, feverish.

Sunday 7 January To Church alone. Chicks in their rooms. Doctor to see little Linley, temp 102.2, in bed. Walked with Gladys morg. Sat with Anne after lunch in my room. She had tea there. Cap’t & Mrs Reed, Major & Mrs Talbot dined here. Little Linley in bed & chicks in their rooms with colds. L. Linley’s temp 103! Dr came.

Monday 8 January Mr & Mrs Cadogan left. Lennie returns tonight. Dr came, little Linley better, read to him. Walked with Gladys before luncheon. Letter fr. Sp in tray asking me to dine with them Carlton Hotel 18th inst. Maud & self for walk alone, loved having her to myself. Dear chicks all better, still in their rooms. Lennie to drill & was so tired, dined 8.30. Nonie goes to Mrs Gibson’s & (illeg) to Gloucester Sqre.

Thursday 9 January Fine. Dr came. Linley much better, not allowed down to lunch. Maudie & Gladys to Mrs Rake’s fancy dress children’s party 4 o’c taking the H. Booth children as ours are not well. I had walk & then sat with Linley & played at soldiers with him. Maudie v. tired evg. wish she would go to bed earlier when Lennie is away. She slept with me, loved having her.

Wednesday 10 January Trant boys here to tea & games. Work girls. Maud to London for night, & going to “Peter Pan” with Lennie. Letter fr. Roy, business still slack.

Chicks all three out, & seem much better. Tea all together morg. room. I took Linley for walk, Gladys with rest, whilst Fraulein rested until tea time. Gladys arranged games for boys v. cleverly & they all seemed happy & Linley showed & worked magic lantern for them. Bed 10 o’c.

Thursday 11 January B.A.Pacific ord. Certificate £100. Signed by Gladys Crozier. Sent registered letter to Bank. Darling Maud returns fr. London. Florence Walford comes, no, Maud Walker. Walked with Maud, Gladys, Mr 3

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Forester & Linley after lunch. Mr F. & Maud Walker & Linley to Mrs Buckley’s dance, not home until 2 o’c! Maud, Gladys & self quiet evg.

Oliver sleeps with me & Anne with Maud. Bath mistake Fraulein.

Friday 12 January Spencer’s dinner at Carlton 8.15, wedding day. Ryans there. Unable to go. Dance at Mrs Reed’s tonight, all going. Bill Weigall & Mr Marriott arrived, Maud Hansen Walker here & Mr Forester. V. delightful dinner, talk, politics.

Saturday 13 January Dear Oliver’s birthday. Hayworth Booths to tea. Long walk with Maud & Gladys, Bill & Mr Marriott morg. to Cottage, & Mrs Booth came with us.

Mrs Booth & young Warren to dinner, danced after. To bed 12 o’c!

Sunday 14 January To Church. Gladys, Mr Marriott & Mr Forester. Walked after to Mill. Bill Weigal met us & went on to Mill with us. Met Mrs Booth, looks v. seedy.

Lennie to Church Parade. Maud & Linley also, 160 there. All for long walk after lunch. Chicks with Fraulein to Nymans.

Monday 15 January Return fr. Balcombe. Going tomorrow instead. Gladys Mr Forrester & Bill Weigal all leave, last with Lennie early. Mr Marriott, Maud & self to Mrs Towers “at home”. Lovely old house left Mr Towers by a distant cousin, Mr Kemp of stained glass renown. Lennie came down for his Territorial drill, all v. smooth. Lennie gave me a little brass lantern for the Hall! Mr M. showed us his sketches of Holland.

Tuesday 16 January I returned home by 4.21 train. Darling saw me off at Station. Dear Roy dined with me. V. full of his little Gaiety lady. Hope she will not make him unhappy. Business bad as usual. Mr Hoare is joining Roy’s firm on ½ com. Found all looking nice at home so far. Walked with Maudie to Mill morg, & thro’ wood with Mrs H.B. Wish I had known this walk for Darling Lin. Wednesday 17 January Home. Dusted Dearest’s room. Perfect gale during night & v. wet, all day too. Lunch with Tabbie who is laid up at Claridges, 1 o’c. Maudie comes fr. Balcombe today. Chicks follow tomorrow. Tabs looking lovely but v. delicate. Lunched in her salon, seems cheerful & made good lunch. Left 3.30, awful day, v. wet returning but determined to get walk. Om fr.

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Knightsbridge, & there. Mabelle took Roy’s clothes to club, dined out. I dined alone, bed early.

Thursday 18 January Emma coming for the day. Came. Helped me in Dearest’s room, needlework & carpet. I to Bank only £50 to my account, unaccountable odd signs placed fr Ex. ac’t to mine. Cannot understand it nor can they at Bank!!! Paid House duty to Mr Mayne £11.12.6. Emma 2/6, cannot give her £5 just yet, too hard up. Roy dined at home, went out directly after.

Friday January 19 Shop’d morg. Foggy. Walked to Maud’s found her just starting with little Linley shop’g. Went with her, & lunched with her & walked to Ada Sp. She & I walked to Hylda’s studio. Vy cozy & nice, & home together. Ada had tea with me & remained until 6 o’c. Roy out to dinner 7 o’c. Maudie to dentist 2.30, taking little Linley. Vy cozy & warm morg room. Sent some flowers 2/3 to Nonie Messel.

Saturday 20 January Out morg. shop’g. Called at Archdeacon Brooks, saw him in bed.

Worked all afternoon & read morg. room. Maybelle out. Roy home to dress, he dined out, & saw Miss M. May off for New York. (Cutting glued in: Death of Florence Molloy.)

Sunday 21 January Dull morg. Tooth ache, hole in back tooth cause. Cannot go to Edgar tomorrow until seen to. Tooth bad, cannot go tomorrow. For walk morg. with Edie to Maud, saw Lennie Maud & chicks at Church, St Matthias.

To Sp. who walked part of way home with us. Edie lunched & had tea here. Sylvenia Rose Innes called. Roy & I dined at Maud’s. Harold, Mrs Gibson & Sir Hugh Lane there. Vy delightful evg. Carriage 2/6.

Monday 22 January D.V. go to Ravensdale, Edgar, today. Cannot go. Telegraphed 8.30 am.

Vy foggy. To Herbert dentist afraid to go Dr Mitchell in fog. To E. Grant after, both vy happy. To Mr Herbert 2.30. Stop’d tooth temporarily.

Wrote & worked all afternoon & packed away things. Roy dined with me.

Vy depressed about business & departure of Miss M. May. Telephone out of order.

Tuesday 23 January Morg. out shop’g. Horrid day. Paid Water Board year’s account £5.13.0 at Campden Hill. Maudie & little Linley came to tea. Maudie looked 5

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tired, wish she could have a rest like Nonie Harold. Foggy & dark all day.

Roy dined out, did not return to dress.

Wednesday 24 January Dull early cleared later. Through bills etc. A brace of pheasants fr. Lady Pirrie. Taking one to Sophy. Roy dines with Maud & goes to theatre with her. Finished my packing & re-arranging with Mabelle. Mrs Spofforth came in at 8.30. Vy full of letting her house.

Thursday 25 January I go alone to Edgar’s by 4 o’c train fr. Kings Cross. Colder, dark, & Roy very late morg. Vy tiring journey & 4 in my compartment! 1st class . Fare first class £2.3.8 return, cab 3/- porters 1/6. Roy looking very seedy.

Mabelle saw me off Kings X. Found S. & Edgar looking v. well. My room v. cozy & bright. Dear Mother’s coverlet & chair & huge fire.

Friday 26 January Slept well (Ravendale). Lovely morg. Walked with Edgar morg. & sat in his room. Sophy & Edgar for ride after luncheon. No hunting for 10 days on account of Ld Yarborough’s stepfather’s death. Worked, read, & wrote afternoon. Vy restful day. Edgar looks thin but seems well, both regret leaving here. It looks lovely in winter.

Saturday 27 January Walked morg with Sophy who took photographs of adjoining farm & cattle. Saw the Marshall Baby fine boy Edgar allowed milk, was a twin, the other died. After lunch walked with E & S to long drive first gate where he went off shooting taking Sophy, I to see the Marshall Baby & take it a bell. Played Bridge after dinner. Will not take coffee after dinner! Letter fr. my darling, & bills pouring in for house. Frost.

Sunday 28 January Lovely morg. Views of the Alps all over my windows & fire lighted at 8 AM in my room. Vy cold but bright & sunny, hard frost. To Church alone, quite good sermon. Edgar unable to go with Sophy to (blank) Church on cycle as one of his tyres burst. E & self for walk 3 o’c. Tea 5 o’c. Peaceful quiet day. V.v. cold but sunset glorious, red & blue sunset.

Monday 29 January Spencer’s birthday. Glorious morg. Slept well. Colder then ever. Ground all white & scenes of Alps all over my window. Fire 8 AM. Letters fr. my darling, & poor little Eve who is still in bed, now with inflamed vein, & cannot go to the South with H. & Tabs on Wed! Wrote all morg, to Bank, 6

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Sp, Maud, Caroline etc, in Edgar’s room. V. warm & cozy. E. & S. after lunch to skate at Broxley, went on cycles. I walked to Egg cottage & gave away the 3 cracker oranges to different children. Lovely day. V. cold.

Bridge & I won evg.

Tuesday 30 January Not so cold. Fire 8 o’c. Letters fr. Darling, & Caroline enclosing my wool gloves. S. & E. off 10.30 to skate at Broxley & ret’d 4 o’c. Mothers meeting afternoon. All v. nicely arranged in Hall, seats & extra sofa.

Sophy read one of Stocktons stories out loud & we all worked, then tea.

Edgar came in at the end. After sat again in Hall, lamps, & worked & read until 6.30. Bridge. Sophy won. Water running out, can’t find where.

I walked with dogs after lunch.

Wednesday 31January Not so cold. Letters fr. Roy & Maudie. House books wages £5.6.8. Books £2.15.5. Sent Roy £5.0.0. Maud said he looked better, he dined Lancaster Gate. Walked alone afternoon. E. & S. with dogs shooting. Thaw set in.

Edgar got a fine partridge. Bridge evg. S. & self won. Bother with water frozen in pipes.

Thursday February 1 Fine. Colder. Letters fr. Toula & Maudie. Roy goes abroad today. Bitterly cold. S & E to skate at Broxley Pond after lunch 3 & returned after 5.

Walked to Kirk’s farm & to valley beyond & back without dogs, they went with E & S following dog cart. Bridge evg. Wrote 5 letters.

Friday 2 February Perfect blizzard at 9 o’c AM. but not much snowfall, about 3 inches. V. cold. In all morg. writing in E’s room. Vy cozy & warm there, no draughts. Hall v. draughty to write in. E. & S. again to Croxley for skating & took their tea. Letters fr. Midge fr. Hyde Pk Hotel, darling M, & Mrs Hands Lexham Gds, 18, can’t imagine who she is! asking me to tea! Walked alone & had tea alone & played bridge evg. Water pipes all right again here. Sunny tho’ v. cold & snow.

Saturday 3 February Lovely morg. Letters fr Caroline, Hylda & Mrs Pohl. Snowing, hard frost.

Mrs Parkinson (Squire) here to lunch & look over the house. Awful submarine accident off Isle of Wight, 4 officers & 10 men drowned. E. & S. had sleigh up with Margery harnessed to it. She plunged & refused to move forwards at first & was put in her stall trembling all over. Deep

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snow & v. cold. She went beautifully after. Evg Bridge. E. won both rubbers.

Sunday 4 February Lovely sun & glistening snow. Freezing hard 12 degrees night! Afraid Church on ac’t wet feet. Wrote morg. Emma, Mrs Bosanquet, Mrs Evans & Sir J. Tenniel. Walked with Edgar & Sophy over fields, crisp snow. Put up fox which ran into old garden. Glorious sunset. Hymns evg. Bed early.

Monday 5 February 12 degrees frost, snow still lying. V. cold. Letters fr. my two dear children, Roy’s fr. Paris where he is at Ritz Hotel with Mr Stern. Wrote Maud enclosing Roy’s letter, & Harpers about Lennie’s book for his birthday “The Valor of Ignorance” by Homer Lea. Tuesday 6 February Miss Cole’s marriage. E. & Sophy to skate after lunch, taking their tea with them. Walked to Valley road with dogs. Saw Mrs Vessey. Bridge evg.

Wednesday 7 February Thaw set in & much warmer. Snow all melting. In all morg. writing. For walk after lunch with Sophy to Mrs Vessey. Took soup, she looked ill.

Cottage v. neat & clean. Her mother Mrs Jacklin & little girl there. Bridge evg.

Thursday 8 February Dear Anne’s birthday. Much warmer, dull & misty. All frost gone. E. & S. hunting. Poured with rain on & off. Went for walk with dogs & saw Mrs Vessey on way back. Raining hard. E. & S. enjoyed their day’s hunting. Bridge evg. Both tired.

Friday 9 February E. & S. off early hunting, an extra day. Packed morg. & mended clothes.

Lady & gentleman came to look over house. I walked to end of new drive with children just out fr school. E. & S. home to tea, both enjoyed their day. Edgar had fall! Happily not hurt. Bed early. Letters fr. Midge & Darling.

Saturday 10 February I return home from Ravendale by 12.20. E. & S. off early hunting.

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4 porters 2.0 papers & motor man 2.6 stamps 4.6 fees 10.0 £ 3.4.4 Glorious day warm & sunny. Saw E. & S. off hunting, their horses gone on so drove in cart. I took dogs up new drive. Had cup of coffee & cake & left 11.30. Both maids would like to come to me.

Sunday 11 February Sta. Ter. Lovely morg, slept well. Dusted dearest’s room with Mabel.

Walked to Maudie’s across Gardens. Met her at Lancaster Gate with Florence & Miss Blane (new governess). Walked a little with Maud & to lunch with her. Lennie had taken chicks to Zoo, & took Florence after to South Kensington. Dora, Major Tatton, Mr & Mrs Montmorency & Mr ? called, remained to tea. I walked to Silver St, Motor bus fr. there. (note pinned in) Sunday 11 Feby. Maud has dinner party tonight. Sir G & Lady Alexander, Bill Weigal & Mr Guthrie & Mr ? Would liked to have gone but too tired.

Monday 12 February Mr Trant called & most kindly insists on seeing me off at Euston Wed to Midge’s, & fetches me. Had carriage 11o’c to Bank, forgot most important things as usual. To Barkers about blinds, painting stairs, & curtain sliders drawing room. To Dr Mitchell dentist & lunched at Maud’s. On after to see children have their dancing class De Vere Gds, greatly enjoyed it. Home in Motor. Man fr. Barkers about stairs. Alone evg. V. busy with papers. Slept v. badly. Pain. Had to get up to take oil.

Tuesday 13 February Out at 11.30 with Maudie to Bank. Changed cheque £2. To Woollands bought gloves 2/11½. Lunched with Maud. Florence to see Doctor, has to go to home again for slight operation. Another worry for my Darling.

Motor took me home. Packed & all ready with Mabel by 4.30. Mr Hohler came to tea & went thro’ house with me. Edie dined with me. She looks much better.

Wednesday 14 February D.V. Go to Midge by 1.20 fr. Euston. Fare return 3rd class £1.6.8. Cab 4/-, porters 1/-. Mr Trant fetched me & saw me off. Quite comfortable journey. Toula met me Shrewsbury but only for 5 minutes as train ¼ hr late. Found H. & Midge well. Cozy little dinner & bed early. Letter fr. darling Roy yesterday does not seem well & feel vy anxious about him.

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Send his letter to Maud. X. House staircase repapered. House painting started. X Thursday 15 February Wet & colder. Mr & Mrs Elton & Mrs Wynn to luncheon. Hamilton to London for racing. Midge sent Will for bet on horse. Wrote in Midge’s boudoir to Maudie, & Roy who is at Cannes, fear weather still bad there.

Walked with Midge after her guests departure. Chicks down after tea & Tommy to tea. Vy good children. Quiet evening alone. Midge sore throat!

Friday 16 February Dull & foggy. Feel air relaxing. Wrote morg & paid cheques. 8 letters. At 3.30 with Midge & Tommy in Motor to Ludlow Castle. Wonderful old place & round tower in centre. Must have been most imposing & only fallen into a ruin since built 1090. Tommy v. good, tea on return & Tommy with us & Baby down after, extraordinarily good children obedient & sensible. Midge & self to bed 10 o’c. Darkie much aged.

Saturday 17 February Dull foggy & warm. Letter fr. Sophy. Took Tommy to find water insects & we were late for luncheon. At ¼ to 2 Midge & self to Mrs Davidson’s in Motor 40 miles. Col D. there. Beautiful old place exquisitely situated.

Saw Huntsmen on hill. Shop’d Hereford returning home 7.45. Quiet evg.

Sat in Midge’s boudoir wrote 4 letters.

Sunday 18 February V. foggy early, lovely later & warm. Midge, Tommy, Mad’lle & self to Church. Good sermon fr. Mr Brown. Too good for so small a congregation. Sat with Waddie as bright & happy as possible in her pretty room. Tommy & Midge water sprite hunting.

Monday 19 February Morg worked wrote & read. Hope dear Roy will not return fr Cannes tomorrow. House all upset by paperhangers etc at home. Letter fr.

Caroline saying vy difficult to make Roy comfortable in consequence.

Made calls with Midge, 4. Lady Plowden. Hamilton returned fr. London by 1.20. My train!

Tuesday 20 February Went round garden with Midge morg. Walked to Keeper’s cottage after lunch with Midge. Tea billiard room. Played badminton Ham, Tommy Midge & self after tea across billiard table. Quiet evg. Bed early

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Wednesday 21 February To Church morg. Took Sacrament with Midge. H’s indigestion better.

Midge bad night. Letter fr. Caroline, house in awful state! Painters etc & dear Roy saying he returns next Saty or Sunday. I take tea at Lady Ripley’s, vy pleasant afternoon. Quiet evg after playing with Tommy.

Thursday 22 February Rained & warmer. Long letter fr. darling Maud saying Lennie’s birthday dinner went off well. Wrote morg to Caroline sending cheque £2.2.0 week’s books, & to Miss Webster. After lunch with Midge to call on David Liddell in tiny cottage & Mrs Campbell. Home to tea with Ham & Tommy. Ham better. Played Bridge before & after dinner. David L. has lovely Raeburn of his great great aunt a Maxwell of Monreith, lovely woman.

Friday 23 February Out morg with Midge & Tommy for walk. Ham left after tea for the Heber Percys for one night. Midge, Tommy & self to Clun Castle most interesting built about 1100. Saw old Norman church like St Peters Thanet but not so fine. Quiet evg.

Saturday 24 February Letter fr, Roy fr Cannes, he arrives home Staf. Ter. tomorrow night.

Wired Caroline to have all ready for him. Lady Ripley called & went round garden morg. Ham returned 11 0’c. Midge & self in Motor to Knighton. Called on clergyman there, saw housekeeper. Lovely drive.

Played Spoof with Tommy & Bridge evg.

Sunday 25 February Dear Roy returns tonight fr. Monte Carlo. Raining & dull. Letter fr. darling Maud & Caroline who is seedy. Fear (illeg) fire. Midge & self to Church. V. excellent sermon from a quite young man. Vy cold in Church.

I sat with Waddie after lunch & rest. Midge & H. for walk alone. Quiet evg. in Midge’s boudoir. Cold.

Monday 26 February The Great Coal Strike begins. Col & Mrs Tillotson & Cap. Fenwick come for races. Cold & dull. Walked with Midge after lunch. Poured all morg.

Feel v. seedy pain round waist & back, fear chill. Col & Mrs T. arrived late, dined 8.15. Awful pain all thro’ dinner, scarcely knew how to remain at table. Went to bed 10 o’c. Slight temperature. Midge gave me fenasatine (phenacatin) & sal volatile. Slept after.

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Tuesday 27 February In bed all day. Ache all over, temp 101.4. Feel hot & stuffy. Letter fr.

Caroline. Roy home, looks well she says. Letter fr. Mr Hohler. House ready Friday. Midge, H, Cap F. & Mr & Mrs Tillotson to races. Midge staed with me after tea on return. Spilt my milk over bed, horrid mess.

Lovely day. Midge won 10/- racing. Felt better evg. Ham came in to see me, & Tommy 4 times!

Wednesday 28 February Terrible consequences of Coal Strike in our national Trade. Letter fr. dear Roy. Arrived Staf. Terrace on Sunday night from Cannes, says he is vy comfortable at home. I had good night! & am not feverish this morg. but horrid pain across waist after my toast & egg breakfast! Sunny morg. All party off to Ludlow races 12 o’clock. Dr Darrel came. Gastric chill, remain in bed all day. Gave me medicine which relieved pain & soreness over waist. Wire fr. Maud.

Thursday 29 February Fine & showery alternately. Long letter fr. Maudie. Muriel ill at Nymans, abscess in ear. Mr & Mrs Messel wired for. 4 doctors & 2 nurses. Maud & Lennie there. Hilda & A. Gibbs also, & Ruth. Vy sorry. Cap. Fenwick left early. Midge & Mrs Tillotson to Knighton. I had milk in my room & milk pudding & beef tea.

Friday 1 March Dr Darrell came morg, saw me & is giving me tonic. Saw Midge & H. also. Midge, Mrs T & Col. T. to see Mr Seton’s Nursery Garden beyond Hereford. Came back with 2 rose trees each & a Persian bulb, presents. I down to dinner, to bed after, rest to bridge.

Saturday 2 March The Tillotsons left in their car 10 o’c. My pass book came. Paid £20 on B.A. Western Ext. 1915, £10 shrs 2 allotted. Ham thinks wise to take up.

Letter fr. Roy, goes for week end to Edna May Lewisohn. Walked with Midge after tea. Played Bridge after dinner which we had in billiard room.

Sunday 3 March Bedstone. Walked alone to Heath House to enquire after Mrs Sunderland better , saw her dau-in-law & Mr Seton, most kind. Rained hard returning. Midge & Ham, Tommy & Mad’lle to Church. M. & H. walk after. Major & Mrs Stannas called at tea time. Vy nice couple fr Yattan.

Quiet evg. drawing room reading.

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Monday 4 March Vy wet morg. Letter fr. Maudie. After lunch, 3.30, Midge & Ham to Ludlow shop’g. I won at Bridge, big slam, glad no money. Sent 2 letters business. Played Bridge. I had big slam! X. First day of Coal Strike.

Suffragettes behaving like wild cats.

Tuesday 5 March X. Receipts fr. Glyn Mills Currie & Co for £20 for payment in full of 2 £10 shrs B.A.Western Ex. 1915 allotted. Yesterday Mr Hohler’s man started replacing pictures up stair well at home. Trains altered on ac’t Coal Strike. Shocking behaviour of Suffragettes breaking windows £5000 of damage done!!! Bridge evg. H, M & self.

Wednesday 6 March Fine morg, heavy showers after lunch. Mr Ripley came about 3 new deciduous cypress trees. Midge Tommy self to Keepers Lodge morg. M. fished, T. & self boating! After lunch M. & self to Leintwardine & Wigmore, saw both churches. X. Suffragettes sentenced to 3 months imprisonment & some to hard labour! Coal Strike & great discomfort in London, trains over crowded in consequence of stoppage of many trains & shut up stations along line. No bridge evg, read papers!

Thursday 7 March Midge vy seedy consequence of cold & cough. Walked morg. to meet Tommy & Mad’lle. In all afternoon. Midge’s head ached & she seemed feverish but went down to dinner. To bed early. Letters from my two dear children. Sent cheque for week £2.5.8 Caroline & £1.1.0 to Overton for my Dearest’s Garden.

Friday 8 March Midge feverish & bad night. Dr Darrell came to see her, thinks she has taken influenza from me! In bed all day. I wrote & sat with her morg.

Walked alone taking Darkie after lunch for an hour. Sat with Midge after.

Played soldiers with Tommy ½ an hour. Saw with Waddie & again with Midge. H. & self dined alone, bed early. Midge seems better.

Saturday 9 March Midge in bed all day. Dr Darrell came, says sharp attack flu, bronchial tendency. Walked along Bicknell road, took Darkie. Tommy & Mad’lle to leave by 10 to 10AM Hopton Heath for London on Monday. Sat with Midge. H. vy worried about her. Letters fr. Maudie etc. Maudie doing too much as usual, sees nothing of Roy.

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Sunday 10 March Fine. Walked to Heath House. Midge bad night. In bed all day slight temp still. Dr Darrell came to see her, to remain in bed tomorrow. To start my 3rd bottle of tonic. Letter fr. darling Maud, fears paint St. Ter. too dark.

Monday 11 March V. foggy morg. Little Tommy & Mad’lle left by quarter to 10 AM. Ham saw them off. They did not arrive at Euston until past 6 o’c, over 8 hours.

Midge good night, no temp & much better. Dr D. came, not to get up yet.

I walked to Burnt Farm, lovely afternoon, felt tired for no reason. H. vy kind & no moods. Enjoyed talk with him at lunch & dinner.

Tuesday 12 March Ham goes to Cheltenham for races. His chaser Neptune III was in one of the races. Another foggy morg. Midge another bad night but looks well.

Lovely afternoon. Walked to top of hill out by Garden Gate with Darkie.

Glorious view of hills & valleys. Midge in bed. I had my meals alone in Billiard Room. Coal stroke going on.

Wednesday 13 March Coal Strike still going on. Government appealed to the King!!! Seems unable to cope with difficulties of their own making. Walked morg & afternoon to hill back of Kitchen Garden with Darkie. Letters fr. darling Maud. Dr D. to see Midge, in morg. room but not down yet. H’s horse “Neptune IV” fell 1st jump & 5 others, 2 jockeys vy much hurt.

Thursday 14 March Letters fr, Edgar & Maudie. Walked to Heath House with Darkie morg. & afternoon. Midge better but not down yet. Dr D. came morg. Hamilton returned in time for dinner. Seems to have enjoyed his visit to Cheltenham but his horse fell at first jump, was favourite, & 5 others with him. Midge dined in boudoir & to bed after.

Friday 15 March Colder, sunny morg. Midge better & down luncheon but seems weak & cough troublesome. Dr D. came. Midge in boudoir for dinner, H. & self alone. Walked post office, sent off cheque £2.6.11 Caroline weekly books & to order eggs to take up Monday, 16 for 1/6. Bridge evg. H. won.

Midge seems better. No progress coal strike, dearer food.

Saturday 16 March Midge came down to dinner & lunch. Vey pulled down by flu & bronchial tendency. Walked with Darkie.

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Sunday 17 March For walk morg. Afraid to go to Church on account of damp. Dr Darrell came says Baby has “flu” & must be kept in bed. Midge goes down to dinner but still seems wheezy. Had talk after dinner & bed early.

Monday 18 February D.V. go by train from Hopton Heath to Euston arr. 6.40. Hamilton saw me off. Felt depressed leaving, foolishly weak. Saw dear old Waddie & Baby. Train full travelling 3rd class. 3 changes Craven Arms, Shrewsbury, & Stafford. Everyone vy good tempered & patient, every comp’t crammed. M’s groom Charles met me Euston 6.40 & he took my luggage in taxi & I came in carriage. My darling met me at Hall door. (Page pinned in) Monday 18th March 1912 looking sweet in black velvet. House looks v. nice after its repapering etc. No carpets down yet or curtains morg. room. Roy out, Mabel taken his things to club. Maud remained whilst I had tea. V.v. tired after my long journey, a most tedious one on account of strike on railways. Maud looks well & happy. Midge’s house maid Tate did my packing beautifully & was most attentive. I had nice little dinner alone & to bed 10 o’c.

Tuesday 19 March Very tired. Saw Roy who looks v. well & seems enjoying himself. Dora dining with him & going to play tonight. Maudie lunching with Dora today. Toula goes to Midge for a week. Johnson’s man doing pictures.

Stairs being painted. Les filles n’ont pas soignées mes plantes.

Wednesday 20 March To Bank. Saw Mr Nicholson. Mr Hohler came. Men painting stairs.

Curtain pulleys drawing room done by Hohler. Also (illeg) blinds drawing room & lavatory taken down by Hohler. Johnson’s man doing pictures.

Thursday 21 March X. B.A. Gt Southern, see Bank. To Bank about tin box. Took Paper 1st call £33 on 11 £10 allotted B.A. Gt Southern shrs to be paid in future by Bank. Also took Bankers receipt of £20 for 2 allotted B.A.Western allotted £10 shrs Ex. Left this at Bank. Had carriage. Lunched at Maud’s & tea there. Many callers. Roy dined at home!!! Dear chicks well.

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with me here at 4 o’c. Mr Hohler came about blinds. Roy dined out.

Dining room cleaned & Mabel helped me with morg. room curtains.

Saturday 23 March Shop’d & worked hard. Maids in drawing room. Darling did not come.

Roy dined out. Edie came for day & helped me with curtains morg. room.

Sunday 24 March Walked to see Effie, some time with her. Walked back. Roy & I dined with L. & Maudie, 10 there. H. Booths, Lady Colvin, Bill W, Mr Pollock & Mr Rawlinson. Left early v. tired & Roy also played too much, fear he takes unwise things. Beautiful dinner & well served. Ruby & Winnie Walker, Mrs Heine & dau, & Susie a’B to tea.

Monday 25 March Stair carpets being put down by all 3. Look vy nice. To Barkers shop’g.

Finished curtains morg room. Took me all day except the ¾ of hour out.

To matins St Mary Abbots. No Maud today. Stair carpets look v. nice with new paint walls & ceilings. Caroline helped. Roy dined with Dora, late home.

Tuesday 26 March Had carriage 11.30. Beech drove me to stores, ordered paper, Easter eggs etc. X. Man fr Johnsons put up outer hall pictures, Barometer, & 2 in my room of Dearest’s fr. Exhibition. Effie, Mary Millais & Winnie L. & Mr Clifford Smith called. Darling came laden with spring flowers. All maids v. busy, got drawing room ready, received there. They did extremely well. Roy out. Letter fr. Tabs fr. Mentone.

Wednesday 27 March I lunch with Maudie. Walked there. Hilda also to lunch M’s & Fraulein Peach who goes to Ireland with them Saty. Remained until 6.10. Mr Allen came to tea with Maudie & I left him there & walked home. Emma out. Triste qu’on laisse tout p. cette pauvre petite a faire. Wrote Midge, M. Liddell, & Edie. Roy out seems seedy & depressed but goes on being vy late at night.

Thursday 28 March Mrs Heine at home. Sp. at club 96 Piccadilly. Walked to Maudie & lunched there. Mr Hohler came about blinds, Electric Light Hall door & in Hall behind glass, curtain rod etc. Morg room cleaned. Salt wonderful cleaning properties. To Sp. fr. darling’s. Lady Ryan, Sp, Ada & Douglas there. Dullish. Lady R. handsome & young. Roy dined at home.

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Friday 29 March To Bank about list securities. Walked to Maudie’s & arranged Mr Herbert for stop’g my tooth tomorrow 11 o’c. Lunched & had tea with Maudie & with her to see dress fitted Mrs Neville, v. vague. Lovely having Maudie to myself. Our poor window cleaner died this evening at West London Hospital. Had ivy picked & trained by Lark, 9/6! Dined alone. Met Mrs Pohl & Mrs Mackenzie on way to Maudie. Roy out. (Page pinned in) Friday 29th March 1912. To Bank about my list securities & investments.

Saturday 30 March Applied for £500 B.A. Pacific 5%. Maudie & family go to Ireland. Had tooth stop’d Herbert Kensington 10/-. Walked to Darling’s. My windows cleaned by man fr. poor (blank) who died last evg. after amputation of his leg, terrible. Pd man 3/- Maudie busy finishing her packing. Lunched there & (illeg) came in 5 o’c. Little Linley out fr. school 6 o’c. Vy grown.

They dine at Harold’s & start for Ireland 10 o’c. 1/- taxi, fruit 1/6. Roy & Edie dined here, bad dinner, mauvaise cuisiniere. (Page pinned in) Saturday 30 March. Applied by letter for £500 Buenos Ayres & Pacific Rly 5% debs. Boat race. Both boats swamped. Oxford rowed to finish, race cancelled, to be rowed again tomorrow. Roy after dinner to see Lennie, Maud & family off to Ireland. (Letter pinned in) 16 King’s Gardens, Hove, Sussex. Wedy. Thank you very much my dear Mrs Sambourne for your kind letter of sympathy. Yours sincerely, Grace Pontifex. I hope you are stronger and better now & perhaps I may see you later on.

Sunday 31 March Darling Maud arrives in Ireland this morg. Walk to St George’s Church & on after to enquire Mrs Keith, Mrs V. Cole. Saw Blanche & her husband, & in to see Rex Cole’s painting-studio, his fine boy & pretty wife there. To George Brooks after, seems aging. Muriel Liddell came to tea, seems v. nice girl. Spencer & Ada to dinner & Roy in too, mauvais diner, mal servi.

Monday April 1 Instalment of £3 per shr on eleven B.A Gt Southern Rly 4% Ex. 1914, viz £33. Tickets fr Maudie for “Milestones”, Edie goes with me. To Bank.

They cannot find tin box of deeds etc annoying. To Lady Bergne. Found lawyers & Bankers letters about tin box. Wire fr. darling Maud fr.

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Tuesday April 2 Hilda & Gerald Ryan to dinner, also Winnie & Douglas. Vy pleasant evg, all went splendidly. Champagne. Roy dined at home. X. To Bank morg.

Black tin box with deeds etc found. Brought back Fire Policy of Liverpool London Globe Cy, which see Pembertons put me into instead of our old one ? ?

Wednesday 3 April Matinee fr. Maudie “Durbah”(?) Midge goes to Granville for a month Ramsgate at 13/6 a day. Taking Miss Sington with me, carriage 2 o’c.

Out morg. & sat with George Brooks much better, watched wee pigeons in their nest fr. his window! Wonderful show of Durbah(?) Vy long.

Dined alone.

Thursday 4 April I lunch with Susie 1.15 at Royal Palace Hotel. X. Allotted £250 on my application for £500 in B.A.Pacific 5% Deb Stock issue at 105 per cent.

Shop’g. On to Susie’s she looked v. ill. Bad lunch in fine rooms. Fitzroy called. I called on Lady Kennedy charming Morris room, & had tea at Lady Mead’s. V. interesting lady there. Dined alone, Caroline out. Letter fr. darling Maud.

Friday 5 April Buns forgotten! In all day. X. £50 to London Joint Stock Bank Lt. making £75 pd on £250 B.A.Pacific Rly 5% Debs 1912. X. Fitzroy & Roy dine with me 8 o’c. Mabelle & I did my Dearest’s room, only 1¼ hr in it, looks nice again.

Saturday 6 April Fitzroy to stay until Wednesday night. He came to tea & after dinner we played Bridge. Roy to Cranbourne Court (Edna May) morg. until Tuesday. Fitzroy & self for a walk after tea & called on Cousin George Brooks & to Campden Hill Sqre.

Sunday 7 April To St George’s with Fitzroy & on to lunch with Spencers. Walked thro’ Gds back & called on Colin Mackenzies. Vy cheery hour there & home to tea & dinner. No one called. Looked thro’ photos of dearest’s.

Monday 8 April Dull & windy. Cleaned out one drawer on landing morg. & looked thro’ my Dearest’s clothes for Waddie & Fitz. Fitz in for lunch Paid by cheque

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6 bills. Gave Fitzroy 2 prs of Roy’s evg. trowsers & a pair of Dearest’s britches. He & I dined alone & played Japanese Bridge after.

Tuesday 9 April Mr & Mrs Pohl & Mr & Mrs Harold Messel dine here 8 o’c. Roy returns fr. Edna May’s. Shop’g morg. Tired. Mabelle managed dinner alone v. nicely, waits so quickly & well. Pleasant evg. Fitz lunched tea & dinner.

No one called. Roses 2/6 fr. poor woman.

Wednesday 10 April Fitzroy leaves tonight. X. Fire Insurance person calls 11 o’c. Came & found present policy unsatisfactory. To Bank after about allotted £250 B.A. Pacific 5%. Arranged to pay £150 fr deposit. Packed with Mabelle afternoon. Fitz in to lunch & dinner. Feel sad at parting with him & only able to give him 2/6. I shall miss him, he has been so attentive & kind.

Thursday 11 April D.V. I go to Mrs Evans for few days Ramsgate by Granville, one hour late. Alone to station. Fare ret. 2nd 15/6, taxi 2/3, porters 1/- & fly 2/-.

Found Mrs E. wonderfully well. Missed my old maid’s packing, but Mabelle too busy doing my bodice & cleaning morg. room. Emma’s mother & sis. there. Forgot salmon for Mrs E. Midge met me Ramsgate looking so well. F.Edensor arrived same train.

Friday 12 April Ramsgate. Glorious morg. We lunch at Eilie Gladstone’s & I go to my Dearest’s Grave. Lovely day. Bought flowers best I c’d get, not satisfied with Overton, colours wrong. Feel happier having been, & to Church also. Norah at Eilie’s. Cap’t G vy clever but dull. Called on Mrs Latham Tomlin, Mrs Ridge & Mrs Brown, all out. Tea Chatham Ter. Mrs du Maurier dined here.

Saturday 13 April Lovely day. I lunched with Midge & F. Edensor at Granville Hotel.

Midge & I walked along sands & sat out after luncheon. Midge & I walked to Charlton Ter. & had tea at Mrs Evans. Lady Burnand, Mrs Hammond, Dossie & Mrs Fox came. Quiet evg. V. delightful day. Same Head Waiter, Hall Porter & lift boy at Hotel.

Sunday 14 April Our dear Parents’ wedding day & anniversery of dear Con’s death.

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lovely service but v. long. To my Dearest’s after & dear parents’ graves.

All looking nice but not as beautiful as I w’d wish. Had to lunch with Midge Hotel so late. She walked with me to Royal Cres’t after. Mrs Evans & self to tea at Lady Hunt’s & to see Lady Burnand after. Rosie vague rather. Mrs Brown called whilst I was out.

Monday 15 April Mrs E. & I lunch at Mrs Fox’s. Dossie Nooth & I went alone. Vy pleasant time there & walked on to St Peters. Feel still sadder at the way Overton keeps my Dearest’s ground. Saw Mrs Overton about it. Met Midge & Florence at Ramsgate Harbour on their way here to tea. Walked on with them. Vy cozy tea together & saw them out at lawn gate facing sea 6 o’c.

Ethel Burnand came in after dinner. Vy happy day but for dissatisfaction about my Garden at St Peters.

Tuesday 16 April Glorious morg. Sat in Porch & read & worked & wrote all morning. Mrs E. & I had tea with Midge & F, Granville. Midge walked back to Burnands with me, Mrs E by train. Mrs Paris came in after dinner. Quiet evg. So glad to see Midge. Letter fr. Darling Maud, no sport.

Wednesday 17 April Mrs Evans & I came by 10 o’c train. Lady Hunt came to see us off.

Glorious day. Eclipse of sun 12 o’c. Travelled 2nd crowded. Found all well & house looking v. nice. At 3 o’c Mrs Evans went to Sir John Tenniel’s & Ethel & Mervyn came & sat with me. Mrs Evans returned to tea. The Mervyns just ret’d fr. abroad. Roy out.

Thursday 18 April Lovely day. Had carriage 11 o’c & shop’d. Called at Mrs Kendal’s to enquire. Mrs Evans to Mrs Gulley’s about bonnet, to Gooding(?) & Morris about chintz. After lunch to Mrs Gilmour’s. Mrs Watson & Lady Romer & Lady Macmillan to tea. Roy dined out & came home to dress.

Friday 19 April X. Morg to Miss Gordon Bennett, paid a year’s ground rent to March Lady Day £18.16.8 being £20 less income tax. X. At 3 o’c carriage (Victoria) to Kew Gardens, perfectly lovely, with Mrs Evans. Vy warm.

Tea here. 3/6 Beach.

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fr. her house to Zoo. Quiet evg. morg. room. Roy dined at home & out after.

Sunday 21 April To St George’s with Mrs E. 11 o’c. Sermon on “Titanic” disaster. Called & saw Cousin George & Isabella after. Luncheon alone. To Albert Hall 3 o’c tram. Taxi home 1/- . Mr Conrad Cooke, Mervyn & Ethel to dinner.

Pleasant evg. Mr Cooke engaged to Miss Bonne Vie. Monday 22 April Lovely day. Windows cleaned dining & drawing room. Man from Westminster fire insurance re new policy. Tabs & Mervyn & a Mrs James. Mrs Evans leaves. Carriage 3 o’c. Tea at Ethel Mervyn’s Norfolk Hotel. Calls on Bradbury, Parsons, Lady Self, Mocatta, McKenna. Hazel Sadler, Tabbie Claridges, Nembhard, Hohler, Alexander, Thomson & sent carriage home fr. Mervyn’s. To Nembhards Nat. Sporting Club. Roy out.

Tuesday 23 April Out 11 o’c in Victoria to see Mrs Phipson Beale, seems v. well. Went to Debenhams & Marshalls about dress. Only Lady Bergne called. Dined with Roy who went out after. Maids mended chairs.

Wednesday 24 April Mrs Bosanquet arrived 5 o’c. Up all night another gastric chill. Vy sick & etc. Lady J. Ferguson called. In bed all day with gastric chill, decided to see Dr Croft Hill. Seems to think seriously of lump under arm. Roy out to dinner.

Thursday 25 April Mrs Bosanquet came 5 o’c. In bed all day with gastric chill. Sent for Dr Croft Hill, seems to think I ought to have lump removed under arm. Mrs Nembhard called. Roy out dinner & evg. Dr Croft Hill came morg.

Wishes me to see surgeon tomorrow, v. annoying. Mrs Bosanquet leaves & Edie comes. Roy out to dinner. Wish I had never mentioned lumps!

Cold & fire in my room.

Friday 26 April Edie to Bank with all insurance Policies. Liverpool, L.G, Alliance & Westminster. Still cold, & dull morg. Fire in my room. Dr Croft Hill brought Dr Warren (hard cruel looking man) surgeon to see me 9.30.

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for Mrs Lewisohn’s. Edie vy useful & maids kind & attentive. Mabel so capable in doing my room quickly. Feel vy unhappy Maud is to be told, so trying for her in little Linley’s holidays, v.v. sorry.

Saturday 27 April Dull & cold morg. slept faily well. Edie ordering geraniums for my window. Dr C. Hill comes, 3rd visit! Flowers planted in window my bedroom. Edie dined at Sp’s & to theatre with Hilda after. Hilda & Ada called, saw them. In bed all day. Grande charette pleine de meubles, semble d’avoir mes planches avec! Mabelle out to her little home.

Sunday 28 April Vy cold, fire in my room. Telegram fr. Emma, coming Wed. Dr Croft Hill came morg. spoke to him about enormous fee 100 gns!!! Was up often in night v. sick & temperature 99.2. Spencer called morg. I got up, dressed & on Sofa 3.30. Glorious day but cold. Mervyn came & stayed for long while, was most kind.

Monday 29 April Les deaux plantes beauc. d’ouvrage sur la petite. Dr Hill came 10.30.

Mabelle swept my room with gea leaves. X. Dr Hill & Dr Lancaster came 5 o’c. Op. necessary. Dear Roy returns fr. Edna May’s. I see Harfield 6 o’c about taking up carpet & moving dressing table, pictures etc.

(Two pages inserted) Monday 29th April. To dear Maud in affectionate & grateful remembrance of her great love & unselfish devotion I leave one half of my Private income, my emerald bracelet, large diamond & all my jewellery except that specially mentioned for others. Maud is to choose a piece of furniture, a drawing or picture & a piece of china fr. each room as a souvenir for herself. To dear Roy one half of my private income, all cash at the Bank in my current & deposit account, To choose a diamond from my brooch for a scarf pin if not already made up for him at my death. My engagement & wedding rings & all pictures, furniture silver china etc except those that he & Maud select together for Maud. To little Linley one of his dear Grandfather’s drawings & a small diamond pin. To Anne my two sapphires set with small diamonds for a necklace. To Oliver one of his grandfather’s drawings & a small diamond pin. To Lennie (my son in law) the silver Norwegian chain at Bank in affectionate remembrance of his many kindnesses. To my dear brother Edgar our Mother’s silver tea pot hot water jug & the Daguerrotype portrait of her in carved black frame in drawing room cabinet & two silver apostle spoons. To Spencer some souvenir my children may select.

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To Mervyn our Mother’s gold pencil case. Midge, Tabbie, also some souvenir my children may select. To Edie £20 & some piece of jewellery.

To Herbert £20. Toula my jewelled chain & some few things set aside for her in affec’ate remembrance of our long friendship. Emma Buckingham £10 in grateful remembrance of her long service. To my dear friend F. Huth Jackson some souvenir which Maud & Roy will select in affec’ate remembrance of his great kindness. I wish the simplest funeral. No mourning carriages & only the one service at St Peter’s Church Thanet & I leave it to my children whether my body is cremated or not, & to rest next my dear Husband. I would like all my clothes linen & furs divided as Maud may think best & (as soon as possible) after my death between Toula, Edie, Nana, Miss Gill & Emma Buckingham & Florrie Blair.

Maud to keep anything for herself she may care to have. Things not worth giving to these to be sent to the Church Army. Also my dear Husband’s clothes to be given to Geoff, Claude & Fitzroy & those of no use to them to Emma Buckingham, Mr Ernest Furrell (Edie’s uncle) & Waddie’s son & Beach. My dear Maud to choose some of her dear Father’s drawings for herself. I pray my two dear children’s love for each other may increase as the years go by & that nothing may ever come between them.

Tuesday 30 April My darling comes over from Ireland. Rejoiced to see her but so sorry to cause so much trouble. Edie leaves for her aunts. Maudie arrived morg fr.

Ireland & remained all day with me, a ministering angel as usual. Lennie & little Linley boy with her. Dr Croft Hill came twice. No reason only once he (illeg) to make arrangements about operation.

Wednesday 1 May Mabelle leaves to be married 11 o’c. Mrs Reffell (Buckingham ) comes for a short time to help me. My Darling here all day doing hard work. Dr C. Hill came 10.30. 2 nurses one fr. Chartered nurses & fr. Barts & they thoroughly cleaned my room emptying everything out, scrubbing dado wall & tops. Never saw nurses do this work before! Caroline gone (Page pinned in) 1st May 1912. to wedding & away for day, cannot be helped but most awkward. Such hard work for darling Maud. Dear Roy goes to Lancaster Gate. Lennie & Linley boy came morg. Dear little Linley much grown.

Thursday 2 May Mrs H. Levy at home. My Operation for lump fr. my right breast & under arm. 8.30.

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Friday 3 May (blank) Saturday 4 May (blank) Sunday 5 May Arm vy painful.

Monday 6 May (blank) Tuesday 7 May Toula came morg. & to concert with Nonie after to hear Leila.

Wednesday 8 May Good night. Toula came 11 o’c. Dr Hill 11 o’c. 2nd Nurse left morg. Dr Lancaster came 6 o’c. Maudie lunched at Mrs M’s drove after with her.

All most kind sending me jelly etc. Lennie 3 salmon. Poor Katie Geilgud operated on today.

Thursday 9 May Fair night, Nurse in my room. Maud for drive with Nonie Messel. My underarm v. painful. Dr Hill came morg. Toula here 11 o’c. Arm v. painful.

Friday 10 May (blank) Saturday 11 May (blank) Sunday 12 May (blank) Monday 13 May (blank) Tuesday 14 May Surgeon & doctor came, less painful. Dear Edgar came, tea.

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Wednesday 15 May My darling left after dinner for Ireland. Toula saw her off. Roy dined at Eric’s & saw Maud off. Emma left, pd her £2.10.0. Vy glad is home now.

Thursday 16 May My darling arrived in Ireland. Roy came, going to dentist. Edgar & Sophy came. No doctor.

Friday 17 May Good night. (illeg) called. Dr came. 2 letters fr my darling fr. Ireland.

Arrived in Ireland yesterday after comfortable journey. Roy to Bank morg. Mr Stern sent me lovely big box of pink roses. Dear Edgar came.

He & S leave tonight for Ireland. Hylda Gibbs brought me little rose tree.

Ham L. better. Toula to Mrs Stone, thumb better.

Saturday 18 May No doctor today. Pretty little rose tree fr. Mrs Rawlinson. Chicken & asparagas fr. Midge. Mrs Evans to tea 4 o’c. Fair night. Little less pain.

Sunday 19 May Arm v. painful, must have moved it & breast v. painful. Only up in arm chair for dinner. No one called. No doctor today.

Monday 20 May Surgeon & Dr Hill 9 o’c. Vy tightly strapped after dressing. Toula to Mrs Stone about her thumb, much better. Wire & letter fr. my darling. Dear Roy returns fr. Edna May’s. Some pain. Arm & Breast painful. Dear little Margery Howlden died after operation for appendix. X. Tuesday 21 May Good night. Toula to Doctor. Less pain today. Nonie Harold to tea, brought me lovely roses & jelly, was most kind. Paid £4.10.0 to Lee Pemberton for insurance Liverpool London Globe C’y. Mabelle (parlourmaid) came to spend day with Caroline. I saw her, looks well & very happy.

Wednesday 22 May Dr Hill came morg. Slept well alone. Nurse slept in her room for first time! Toula to Dr Stone, must go tomorrow. Much better thumb. Toula & self alone to tea. Mrs Latham Tomlin called to enquire. Dr Lancaster came, most cheery. Wire fr. Darling, Edgar got 2 salmon & Lennie one!

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Thursday 23 May Dear Toula leaves after lunch, to her doctor first, thumb better. Effie Conrad & Evie came morg. Nellie to tea & so amusing. Emma came again to me for a week. Evie brought flowers. Colder, fire. Dear Roy came & sat with me. Looks v. ill, feel anxious about him.

Friday 24 May Colder. Emma did my room & stairs with little Emma. Eggs from Midge, alas 9 broken. Wrote her. Gladys to tea. Nurse to Exhibition. Emma sat with me fr. 3 to 4.30. Letter fr. my darling telling me of poor Margery Howlden’s death 20th ultimo after op for appendicitis. Vy vy grieved too dreadful to realise. Dr Hill came.

Saturday 25 May Lovely morg, cold. Fire in my room. Dr Lancaster came just as I had finished luncheon, was v. amusing as usual. Mrs Sington came. Nurse had tea with me & went out after. Letters fr. my Darling. Dear Roy at Edna’s. Less pain.

Sunday 26 May Fine. Emma sat with me & made my tea. Ada Sp. came latish Nurse back by 5.40. Ada told us of Sir Gerald Ryan’s sudden illness & operation yesterday for appendicitis. Mrs Jerome going on well, same op. as mine.

Her husband looks ill. Wrote Maudie & Roy. No fire. L. Emma out.

Monday 27 May Lovely day, warmer. Roy’s room being done by 2 Emmas. Caroline going out. Red sofa returned to my room. Mrs Sington came 6 - 7. V. warm.

Tuesday 28 May Dr Hill 9 o’c. Did dressing of wound alone. Far more gentle than surgeon.

Easier after strapping taken off. Slept badly night. 2 Emmas cleaning my room. In Roy’s room 11 o’c. Lovely day. Mrs Nembhard & Miss Gill to tea. Roy returned home & to his room, dined out but dressed here. Ret’d fr. Mrs Lewisohn’s where he spent Whitsuntide.

Wednesday 29 May Lovely day. Good night. Went for lovely drive round Park with Hylda Gibbs, met Douglas who came & spoke to us. Had luncheon 1 o’c downstairs & my jacket & hat on for first time. Roy returned to dress, he dined out. Sat a little while with him in his room. Mrs Sington & Nurse had tea with me. Mrs S. very full of news.

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Thursday 30 May Quails stop’d last night fr. Cadbury Pratt. Nonie Messel took me for drive in Park. Nurse to Bank for me. Gladys Crozier & Nellie Keith to tea.

Friday 31 May Had Nonie’s motor at 12. Hyde Park for an hour. Nurse with me. Emma left, pd her 15/-. Nurse changed me £2.10.0 & pd Toula’s cheque of £5 I lent her into Bank. Nellie Zimmerman & Clara Bergheim to tea, Nurse officiating. Dr Hill came morg.

Saturday June 1 Roy to Felixstowe with Mr Pollock. My Darling leaves Ireland to arrive tonight. My new parlourmaid Beatrice Street from Edgar’s comes. Nurse paid her Euston cab 4/-. Had Nonie’s motor, flowers 1/4. Nurse arranged them Lancaster Gate. Saw Beach looks well. Round Park saw coaching club. Douglas’ Wedding. Ada, Hilda, Miss Edwards & Maj(?) came to see me after wedding in their smart garments looking vy nice. Florence Edensor called. I did not see her. Chauffeur 3/-.

Sunday 2 June My darling, the chicks & Lennie return fr. Ireland. Dull morg. Slept well.

Agony in arm after dressing, better when rested. First day in dress with bodice!!! Maudie & Lennie came morg. Maudie remained to lunch & tea.

Lennie fetched her. Put on my black silk dress complete. Arm better.

Miss Rose Innes came stayed so late had to dine in bed. Roy at Felixstowe, returns tomorrow.

Monday 3 June Had drive in Victoria with Nurse & fetched Maud fr. Mrs Neville’s. She lunched and had tea here & the dear chicks also to tea. All looking so well. Tabbie came & stayed some time. Chicks brought lovely carnations & sweet peas. Tabbie brought roses. Roy returned, looked so well, he saw Tabs. Arm little less painful. Maud & Lennie (blank).

Tuesday 4 June Had drive with Nurse, Battersea Park. Darling came afternoon & to tea.

Dr Hill came morg. Massaged arm. Stiff & painful over breast. Horrible surprise evg, kept me awake. Days fly by. Vy unhappy evg about discovery of mutilation but still have so much to be thankful for.

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London E.C. The balance £25 to be paid 24th July 1912. Lovely drive in Richmond Park with Nurse in Vic, 4/- to Beach. Could not sleep for hours night. Roy to Derby, won £35 having backed horse he dreamt won!!! Tagalie, grey mare by 4 lengths. Darling came to tea, looks well.

Roy dined out.

Thursday 6 June Lovely day, slept better. Victoria 11.30. Called to enquire after Katie Guilgud & Hawesley(?) children, all better. Katie returning fr Home Monday. H’s chicks seaside. Took patterns back to Morris. Gladys Crozier came rather late. Nurse to Natural History Museum. Maudie to Ball with Lennie & Harold etc to Centenary Ball, Albert Hall, so did not come.

Friday 7 June Lady Johnson Ferguson’s luncheon 1.30. Ref’d. Mr Waring & Dr Croft Hill came early. Little unhealthy place to be cauterised. Slept badly.

Darling came to tea & brought dress she wore at Centenary Ball last evg.

Lovely white satin embroidered Empire. Nurse to Hospital. Roy surprised us evg at 9.30, had not been home to dress.

Saturday 8 June Dr Hill came early, cauterised wound, did not hurt. Remained in bed all day until dinner. Darling came morg, looks v. tired. She & Lennie going to Ottie’s at Rusper until Monday so c’d not remain to lunch. Hylda Sp. brought me flowers & to say goodbye. Mrs Sington to tea. Roy out.

Sunday 9 June Darling with Lennie at Ottie’s at Rusper. Good night. Heavy thunderstorm morg. Dr Hill came morg hurried visit. Nurse to Church.

Mervyn & Tabbie came morning & stayed a long time. V. glad to see them. Mrs Du Maurier & the dear chicks & Fraulein & Miss Rose Innes to tea. Roy lunched at home with Nurse & dined at Tabbie’s Claridges. In bed until 7.30 evg.

Monday 10 June Dr Hill came cauterised wound. Nurse & I walked Holland Park & up Campden Hill. Arm ached v. much coming back & wrist swollen evg.

Midge & Ethel English with lovely flowers. Darling with lovely flowers also to tea. Roy out. Beatrice to club with Roy’s things in taxi., all right.

Dear little Anne’s hand swollen fr. bee sting yesterday.

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Tuesday 11 June Out morg 12 o’c Victoria with Nurse to Whiteleys, ordered blouse & jabot. Dr Hill came dressed my wound. Nurse to see Mrs Matthews out all afternoon. Did not sleep. Darling came ¼ to 4 looking sweet. Tabs, Mrs Bowles(?), Edgar & Sophy came, & Roy who left early to dress.

Wednesday 12 June Wet. Slept badly, worried about Roy. Nurse helped me try on blouse fr.

Whiteleys, none do! ./lked after. Pd 10/6 to Mr J. Herbert (Dentist).

Ordered geraniums, 8, Smith & Larker. Nurse out. Darling came. Had happy time with her alone. Edgar & Midge came in D’s Lancaster, all very cheery. Mrs Joachim, Mrs Beale & Mrs Keating called, did not see them. Arm & chest still hurt.

Thursday 13 June Darling drove with me ¼ to 12, met Mrs Messel & the dear chicks. Left Maudie. Dear Edgar & Sophy & Maudie came afternoon, stayed long while. Vy interested. Another £100 pd off fr. securities. Must reinvest!

Friday 14 June Dullish. Black day for me feel acutely Roy’s want of attention when I made the effort to go down to dinner for first time & wept bitterly. Drove morg with Nurse bought 2 jet broaches Oxford St for 3/6. Round Pk saw crowds & Trooping of Colours. Tabbie came 4 o’c, remained till 5.30.

Darling came looking v. tired, left 6 o’c. Miss Rose Innes came remained till 7.30. Felt dead tired. Dined downstairs deeply regretted it, not strong enough yet. Dear little Linley has measles.

Saturday 15 June Carriage, went to Regents Park. Mr Beale made a Baronet! Edgar, Dr Lancaster & May Nembhard called. Dear E. stayed long while. Mervyn came after dinner. Roy left for Cranbourne Court. Sat with him when packing. Arm & chest painful & feel livery. Darling & Lennie to Balcombe.

Sunday 16 June Went morg for short walk. Awful neuralgia in arm, no doubt thunder.

Dear Chicks to tea alone. Nurse took them back 6.30. Edgar & Sophy came. Felt seedy in self, bilious & yet can eat. Arm & chest still painful.

Monday 17 June Packed. Darling came after lunch. Pd books. Assez haut sans tout de choses payés par Maud.

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Tuesday 18 June Darling to lunch & drove us to Waterloo, brought thermos, fruit & basket of cakes sandwiches etc. Edgar met us Waterloo & we travelled by 3.25 1st class alone. Most comfortable journey, lovely day, so enjoyed view of country. Tabs met us Sherborne, alone there. To bed at once only arm & hand swollen v. tired & otherwise none worse. All most delightful & comfortable to even fire in room.

Wednesday 19 June Slept well. Letters fr. Darling & Roy. Finer & a few showers. Out in chair. Vy happy day. Telegram fr. Maudie. First Bath!

Thursday 20 June Slept well. Out for walk morg & afternoon. Slept afternoon 2 hours!!!

Walked with Tabs after. Tabs to little service at 7.30. We dined at 7 o’c. (this last night, not tonight.) Bed 9.30. 2nd Bath. Charming telegram fr.

Ham. Dear Eva Bosanquet died. (Cutting inserted) Death of Eva Maud Bosanquet aged 56.

Friday 21 June Lovely. Sat Northern Approach, exquisite. Tabs had meeting here morg, Red Cross. Edgar & Sophy & Ham arrive afternoon, former in time for dinner. Delightful having them. Most charming dinner & evening. E. not looking over well. H. arrived after dinner.

Saturday 22 June For lovely drive in Motor with Edgar morg. Slept badly. Walked with E & Tabs, & Sophy & Hamilton for long walk together alone. After lunch Tabs, H. E. & S. to garden. We had tea on Terrace. Mr Ponsonby came for weekend. Delightful having E. & S. here. They played tennis after tea all 4. Tabs & self & Gweneth for walk. V. pleasant evg, came up to bed directly after dinner. All so dear & kind to me.

Sunday 23 June Heard of dear Eva Bosanquet’s death on Thurs, must have been sudden.

Lovely day but windy. H, Edgar & Sophy to Church. I to little Church for prayers. After round garden gathered flowers (Nurse &Tabs) & I sat in bath chair & tied up bunches for Hospital. After lunch sat out & had coffee on Terrace. Mr Ponsonby & Gweneth last together morg! Walked with Edgar & remained down until 4 o’c. E. & S. left at 5.15 for London.

Hamilton, Mr Ponsonby, Tabs & self only for dinner. V. delightful day.

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Monday 24 June Lovely morg. Tabs off 8 o’c lunching with Gwen & Eve. Looked sweet in dark blue taffeta with little jacket & heliotrope in hat & white collar. H. going by later train. They go to Dover tonight. Gwen & Eve to Court this evening. Quiet peaceful day. Hamilton came to say goodbye 12 o’c most kind. Letters fr. my darling.

Tuesday 25 June Pouring & blowing all morg. Chicks left 3 o’c, fine then. Nurse & self for motor drive on its return fr. Station, saw nice village Nurse all 3 new babies going on well, & Nurse to see poor woodman at Leweston Farm, v. ill, but up. Quiet evg, bed early. Ham & Tabs cross channel on way to Cologne. Letters fr. darling Maud.

Wednesday 26 June Lovely day. Sat in Terrace Garden & wrote with Nurse, warm & beautiful. Letter fr. Tabs & postcard fr. Hamilton, they leave Dover for Cologne in spite of weather. Letter fr. my darling & dear Roy. Thursday 27 June Lovely morg. Awake night before 2 o’c AM till past 3 o’c feeling depressed, no doubt liver & ½ pill. Result 8 o’c. Sat out writing Northern Approach morg. till luncheon. Sent off my 2 pass books & cheque for house books to Caroline, flowers to Roy. Walked after rest to Lodge Gates. Read Times after dinner. Bed 9.30.

Friday 28 June Good night. Disquieting letter fr. lady about Nurse Childs fear Caroline not to be trusted during my absence!!!. Cake & letter fr Darling. Went to Sherborne & bought stamps 3/-. Sent registered letter 4d to Bank. To see Nurse (village) after & took M’s cake, & Nurse to see poor woodman Stainer, better. Quiet evg. Wire fr. Maudie, vy anxious fr. false report.

Wired her all well.

Saturday 29 June Morg. wrote Terrace Garden. Walked Kitchen Gd. & called & saw Mrs Court after tea. Has 3 bed & 2 sitting rooms & large scullery downstairs, a charming flat, all beautifully kept. Quiet restful day. Roy & the Harolds to Balcombe for week end with Maudie & Lennie. Emma Childs on à ecrit didtrait qu’elle voulait partir.

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Sunday 30 June Dull all day. To little Church prayers morg, & walked & wrote. Wrote after lunch. Letters fr. dear Roy, fr. Tabbie fr Wiesbaden. Out after lunch till 3 o’c. Wrote, rested, out again. Quiet peaceful day. Wrote Caroline, Maudie, Edgar & Roy. Monday 1 July Instalment due of £2 per sh. on eleven £10 shs B.A. Gt Southern Rly 4% Ex 1914 = £22. These to Bank to be paid. Sat out & wrote Garden Terrace all morg. & again after lunch. In bed 3 o’c & Nurse off alone to see Stainer. Wrote Emma, Nana, Ruby & Tabbie.

Tuesday 2 July Miss Digby called morg, unable to write. In Motor to Sherborne, bought Dominoes 1/-. Registered letter Cent Argt Scrip £50 to Bank, Abbey, & to Village Nurse & Canon May. Restd after in bed to tea. Dined 7.30.

Wrote to Nana.

Wednesday 3 July Gareth playing for Eton against Winchester. Very wet morg. Wrote Caroline enclosing cheque, wages & books, Army Navy Stores, & darling Maud. £8.5.0. Books & wages. Worked & read morg drawing room.

Rested after lunch, Nurse read “A Diplomatic Wife” fairly amusing, exaggerates! Canon May came to tea & we walked to Northern Approach, & to Gate when he left. He amused us with stories all the time only leaving at 7 o’c. Poker Patience evg.

Thursday 4 July Fine early. Second innings Eton & Winchester match. Letters fr. Tabs written Monday!!! They arrive tonight Claridges. Nurse wrote for me to her & darling. Letter fr. Darling Maud in full vortex of London Season!

Bank re the £200 pd off, & Winnie Burnand now Mrs Parsons. The chicks go to Balcombe.

Friday 5 July Wrote morg after doing Church. Walked round Garden read & worked.

Wrote Maudie, Mervyn, & to Toula & sent off French book. Played Poker Patience.

Saturday 6 July Wrote morg. Susie a’B who is vy ill Kens Palace Hotel, Ada Sp, Caroline, Maudie & Gladys Crozier. V. thundery. Heavy storm after

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lunch. Hamilton & Tabs returning tonight. Letters fr. Mrs Strussell about Susie, & fr. darling, Midge, Nana etc.

Sunday 7 July Dear Father’s birthday. Tabbie arrived 3.20 looking wonderfully well.

Walked with her Cypress walk & garden. Nurse & self little Church morg. Out with Tabbie after tea, rested before 7.30 dinner. Quiet evg, bed early. H. vy kindly sent me shawl, grey one, most useful.

Monday 8 July Dear Edgar goes to Vittel. Unable to go, operation. With Tabs motor morg, rain. Lunch & rest. Walked around garden with Tabs after tea.

Hamilton arrived 6.30. Very pleasant dinner.

Tuesday 9 July Went with Tabs to White House 11.30 to see over Domestic Economy School, excellent but v. disappointed in appearance of so called ladies, their hair looked untidy & a print dress would look nicer for work, & caps as well as aprons. Rain until tea. Walked round grounds & garden with Tabs.

Wednesday 10 July My darling Maud arrived by 11.50. Met her Station with Nurse. Walked round Ter. Garden, she looks fairly well. Had rest & after tea Maudie in my room whilst Nurse read, & she got a little sleep, badly needed after writing 11 letters in the train!!! We walked round K. garden & they gathered flowers. A little restrained at dinner. Altar cloths in Nurse’s room, blue & gold, wish H. w’d have service in this dear little church. V. happy to see my darling, sorry Lennie does not seem well.

Thursday 11 July Darling Maud had breakfast with me in my room, has had bad night & looks tired. She & self sat out Terrace Garden morg. I missed seeing Hamilton off at ¼ to 1. Very annoyed with myself. Tabbie left by early train, they go up for Eton & Harrow match. I went to Station to see Maud off by 3.20 train. Saw 3 Miss Digbys there & introduced them to Maud.

Vy sorry to part with my darling. Had tea in my room & walk after to Terrace Garden. Read papers. (Letter inserted: from Constance Boyle, 83 Queens Gate, dated March 7th 1913.)

Friday 12 July Lovely morg. Slept badly, worried about my darling Maud who sleeps badly. Has too much to do & think of. Wrote letters Ter. Gar. after 33

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Church, paid some rates & taxes! After early rest wrote again & after tea walked round garden & sat & read Ter Gar. Papers evg, bed 9.30.

Telegram fr. Maudie, Eton 300 unfinished, Harrow 188. Gareth made 36, played well. L. Davis 59. Letters fr. Midge & Spencer.

Saturday 13 July Fear drawn match Eton & Harrow. Telegram fr. Hamilton, Gareth made 36. Wrote morg Terrace Garden. Read & worked. Delightful day. Eton won. Roy & Mr Pollock dined with H. & Tabs & boys at Claridges.

Sunday 14 July Very hot. Church, & sat Terrace Garden. Rest after lunch. Tea in Garden.

Letters from Hamilton, Edie & Spencer.

Monday 15 July Quiet day. Went to Sherborne morg & to Nurse. Enquired about insurance. Not necessary to pay, except when wages paid. Sat out after tea.

Tuesday 16 July Sat out morg Terrace Garden. V. hot, must be terrible in London. Hand swollen. Hamilton returned at 6 o’c & we had cheery little dinner. H. in good spirits. Tabbie arrived after dinner having been to Marlborough House Garden Party, darling M. also there.

Wednesday 17 July Glorious day, slight breeze. Hamilton & Tabbie left in Motor 12 o’c for Gosport to join yacht, packed tightly in with luggage. Briscoe follows with remaining things. Tabs returns tomorrow. My hand still achey & swollen, cannot work or write comfortably. Sweet letter fr. Darling Maud.

Bee Barrs arrived 4.45, looks well. Nurse B. & self tea & dinner together. Busy killed wee rabbit Terrace Garden where B. & I sat after tea. Nurse to see poor man & Miss White.

Thursday 18 July Much cooler, no rain. Slept badly awake 3 - 5 & repeated all poetry I c’d remember. Tabbie returns fr Gosport today, arrived at luncheon. Letters fr. Sophy, dear Edgar better, going for drive, Mrs Evans asking me to stay there! Catalogue purses fr. stores. Walked to gate with Nurse, rested & slept & feel better. To garden with Tabbie, Bee & Nurse, chair back.

Hand still swollen. Vy happy day, bed 9.30.

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Friday 19 July Lovely morg. Letters fr. Sophy, dear E. again in pain after drive, fr.

Mervyn, Darling, Muriel Liddell & Toula. Glorious morg. Vy good night.

Walked evg with Tabbie to Gate Lodge. Busy killed a young partridge.

Tabbie gave it to a workman.

Saturday 20 July Tabs to wedding (Baker) ¼ to 1 o’c. looked charming. Nurse & self did flowers church & walked & I sat with Tabs whilst she dressed. Rested afternoon & finished “Life of Florence Nightingale”. Rained unable to go out. Postcard fr. Sophy dear Edgar better night. Letters fr. Darling & Roy who goes to Felixtowe for week end.

Sunday 21 July Letter fr. Caroline. E. w’d like to remain on. Wet & dull early. Slept well.

Church with Nurse. Tabs to her Church & Bee to Abbey, Sherborne.

Wish I could have gone also evg. Tabs again to Sherborne in dear little pony cart. Wish I could give such a pony & cart to my dear grandchildren.

Monday 22 July Slept well. Church with Nurse, & walked all 4 of us to Lodge, little rain.

After lunch read “The Seventh Son” by Reinhardt not worth reading.

Nurse in an odd mood & seems put out, one of Marie’s, first she has had, perhaps her tooth cause. Tabs & Bee to Sherborne. Bee back to tea. Nurse never came in until 7.30. I hurt my arm getting my dress on & off! Wire fr. Darling about Edgar, had seen him today, better, greatly relieved.

Tuesday 23 July Letters fr Pat a’Beckett, 6 Buxton Rd Weymouth, fr Sophy better news of dear Edgar & fr Ruby Walker. Sophy says they go today week to Felixtowe, so sorry as day I had fixed to return home hoping to see him before going to Maud Thursday. Quiet day. Mrs E. Gordon & her sister to lunch. Tabs out about Red X meeting.

Wednesday 24 July To pay £25 balance on five (5) £10 allotted shrs in Cent Argentine 4½ % pref shrs. Good night. Wrote Mr Richardson about re-investments £300 pd off this. X. To Roy & sent cheque Caroline. To Sherborne in Car with Tabs & Nurse changed money. Gave Mde G(illeg) dressmaker 3/-, stamps 2/-. Saw Mde G’s dau. who is going into London business dressmaking. All to Garden after tea. Wrote Pat a’B.

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Thursday 25 July Woke 5.30 AM, read papers. Tabbie to Eton for day to see Gareth play & to see his lip hurt fr. a ball. Tabs did not go. Gardened. Tabs & Nurse busy with Red Cross, bandages etc. Delightful day.

Friday 26 July Red Cross meeting 6 o’c. Walked morg. & read papers. Letters fr.

Darling & Edgar, better but fear he suffers still much pain. X. Contact note from Bank for £100 Bolivar 6% Debs pd £105.6.6 for it bought thro’ L.C & Westminster Bank pd off from re-invested money only.

Saturday 27 July Tabbie arranged Church beautifully with green brocade altar cloths & white & yellow flowers. Letters fr. Darling, Nonie M. Mabel leaving Maud. Sir Michael & Lady Westmacot, Mrs Hamilton Russell, Col. & Mrs Ridley & a man friend & a Mrs Wills to lunch. Tabs forgot to send & fetch the Westmacots who have no conveyance! Nurse went to see the woodcutter who goes to London Middlesex Hospital tomorrow. Tabs to give away prizes, Bee with her. Glad did not go, too tiring. Fraulein Rippel arrived (Saty) evg. 10.30.

Sunday 28 July Church with Nurse, & Fraulein there also. Tabs to Sherborne morg. Walk with Fraulein. After my rest & tea all of us to garden, gathered flowers for Hospitals. Tabs, Fraulein & Bee to see poor Stainer after lunch.

German.

Monday July 29 Edgar & Sophy to Felixstowe. Nurse & self leave Leweston after a very happy peaceful time of 6 weeks. H. & Tabbie most kind & I have enjoyed it immensely. Wet early & strong wind. No letters. Left by 3.40 train.

Poor Stainer by same & saw him into cab Waterloo for Hospital. Tabbie drove me to Temple Combe St. & no change. Vy comfortable journey.

All well at home. Roy at Balcombe for Goodwood. Lovely flowers fr.

Darling.

Tuesday 30 July To Marshalls ordered blk silk coat & skirt, & to Vickery ordered purse for darling Maud’s birthday. Taxi 2/- & back 2/-. Cab yesterday 3/6, porters 1/6. Fees £2.0.0. Stamps 2/- For Mde G(illeg) 3/-. Mr Molesworth came after tea & detained me fr. sorting letters bills etc.

Mervyn dined with me, looks well, glad to get better news of dear Edgar.

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Wednesday 31 July Allotment letter & Bankers receipt of 5 allotted £10. 4½ % pref Shrs Central Arg Rly. To Bank about Cuban 5%. Roy has not written yet. To Marshalls fitted (illeg). Roy returns fr. Maud’s & dined with me & wrote to Mr Richardson about the Cuban 5%’s. With Nurse after tea to Dr Croft Hill, away. Paid him £22.16.6! Quiet evg with Roy, must have lights improved morg. room.

Thursday August 1 Emma Childs left. Packed with Nurse many extra things & looked thro’ letters, bills etc. Dear Roy dined at home, morg. room not cozy to sit in after dinner. No letter fr. Mrs Evans about wreath for my Dearest’s grave Saturday, feel v. anxious that all sh’d be as I could wish there & worthy of my beloved one.

Friday 2 August Came to Balcombe with Nurse by 12 o’c train, changed at Three Bridges arr’d 1.18. My Darling met us looking sweet in grey. Dear chicks well & little Linley much grown. Garden & flowers very pretty & such quantities & immense variety of sweet peas. Letters fr. Sophy fr. Felixstowe, good accounts Edgar, & fr. Bee Barrs. Lennie, Mr & Mrs Cokayne & Mr (blank) came 4.30, only Gladys staying.

Saturday 3 August Sept well. Lovely morg. saw dear little Linley return fr. his ride before breakfast fr. my window. Walked round garden with nurse & walked to Lake with Darling & nurse. Sat out. Glorious morg. Men fishing, caught 5 fish, one over 4 lbs. We saw Mr C.S. lose one! Maudie with chicks after lunch to Ottie’s children’s party, brought back lovely presents! Dined alone drawing room. Nurse sat with me. To bed before men out fr. dining room.

Sunday 4 August Vy rainy early. Church 2/-. To communion service with my darling.

Nurse & I had walk first. My corns v. painful, make me quite lame. After luncheon Lennie, Mr Clifford Smith & Mr Cokayne & Gladys to Lake, too wet for tennis Mrs Oakleys. Mr C. & Maud for walk. After my rest & tea in my room walked with nurse to farm on new road, lovely & felt better for it. Dined alone drawing room, to bed when ladies came out from dinner.

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Monday 5 August My darling’s birthday. God bless her & keep her. Flower show. Sun early, lovely fresh morg. Mitchel’s flowers & fruit beautifully arranged, campanulas mauve & white perfectly lovely. Saw Maud judge bread. Vy sucessful show, crowded. Maudie gave away prizes looking charming in mauve silk coat & skirt & black hat with white feather. Mrs Maudsley her son & dau-in-law here. Vy glad to see her again. Dined drawing room & bed early.

Tuesday 6 August Wet morg, dull. Awake 5.15. c’d not sleep after. Dr Croft Hill’s receipt & short note. Letter fr. Toula, & Mrs Evans who had taken my wreath to my Dearest’s grave. I dined down stairs first time. Mr & Mrs Denny here, v. nice couple. Walked with Nurse after tea towards Cookfield. Storms of rain & colder.

Wednesday 7 August Nurse & self walked to Mill Cottage. Mr H. Booth’s sister Mrs Campbell there, seems a charming woman, greatly enjoyed talk with her sitting outside cottage. Nurse delighted with it & the Lake or millpond. The Booth children to tea & luncheon. Unable to go to see Dennys on account of storm. Darling v. tired, Nurse massaged her & eased her head. I dined in dining room, to bed directly after. Heavy rain on & off all day.

Thursday 8 August Stamps 2/-. Maud, Nurse & self in Motor to Brighton. Had tooth taken out by Dr Gibbon’s son, scarcely any pain. He had unfortunately sprained or broken bone in left wrist in Norway only a few days ago. Tooth or gum ached after & evg. Home 2.30. Maud & Gladys to Mrs Denny’s at 4.15. I rested & had walk with Nurse after & bath at 8.30 & to bed as cannot eat comfortably. Had bread & milk. Mr & Mrs Messel to dinner & Mrs Alfred Messel & daughter.

Friday 9 August Sent off house cheque £3.11.6 & 15/- to Mrs Evans for wreath. Walked morg with Nurse, Maud & Gladys C. Wild flowers. Maud found names of 3. Gladys left by 3 train. L. Linley to Warnham for cricket. Chicks to Nymans for tea & to see Mrs A. Messel. Walk after tea to Lake with Maud Nurse & Lennie. Nurse rowed in boat with Lennie, M. & self watched. Nurse came in & played after dinner. Bed 10.30.

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Saturday 10 August Mr Cadogan made Messel partner. Awful day, wet, thunder, heavy rain.

X. Nurse to Duffeth(?) leaves by afternoon train. X. Mr & Mrs Cadogan arrived early. Wrote 5 letters in answ. to invitations. Mr & Mrs Cadogan arrived for luncheon, remain some time. Dear Roy, Mr Wynn & Lennie by afternoon train. Walked after rest with Darling. Lennie & Mr C. fished. Dull dinner, no interesting talk but happy sitting by Maud, felt cold air fr. door near Lennie. So glad to see Roy here, latter v. attentive & kind .

Sunday 11 August Lovely morg, slept well. 2/- church. To church with Oliver 11 o’c. Sat in Lennie’s pew. Vy good sermon fr. Mr Secretan. Roy & Mr Wynn for walk & after in boat with Lennie. V. cold but no rain. Rested after lunch & tea in drawing room. Mrs W. Reed & her mother Mrs Fergusson amusing woman & smart Mrs Campbell & little H. Booths to tea. Cap’t Loring to lunch & tea. Tennis. Sat & watched it. Mrs Cadogan ill, unable to come down to dinner!

Monday 12 August Stamps 1/-. Still v. cold. Roy, Mr Wynn & Mr Cadogan left by early train. X. To Brighton in car, 2 tyres burst on returning home. Had my back tooth left lower jaw stop’d by Dr Gibbon’s son. Oliver & Fraulein went with us. O’s hair cut. Rained & was cold. Cadogans here.

Tuesday 13 August Cricket match. Balcombe lost. Mrs Cadogan in bed, but came down to dinner. Maud, Miss Armitage & self to Nymans in small car morg to say goodbye to Mr & Mrs Messel. Ottie there. To cricket field after rest & tea in my room with Miss Armitage who went with me, & for walk after, so cold. Cap’t & Mrs Billie Reed & Mrs Ferguson to dinner, amusing trio, sorry had to go to bed early, Mrs C. also. Roy successful day Stock Ex. Lennie told me.

Wednesday 14 August Stamps 1/-. Wet on & off. Cricket. Little Linley playing, looks tired. To Lindfield, Savilles, with packet. Pretty garden. Enquired about small bicycle, chicks. None in until tomorrow. Maud to cricket field, wretched afternoon. Had walk with Mrs Cadogan & Miss Armisted by field, Lake & new road. Quiet evg. Little Linley to bed at 7 o’c with temp 100, feel v. anxious about him.

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Thursday 15 August Nonie boy about same. 6/- needlework. Doctor thinks a chill & to remain in bed. V. feverish after lunch. Think he ought to be kept v. quiet. Darling went for a little walk with Mrs C. & self. Billie Hemming played cricket for home. Miss Armistead left at 3 o’c, delightfully bright woman. Dear little Oliver most amusing at luncheon explaining “That man’s father is my father’s son.” Quiet evg. Roy another good day!!! Lennie tells me.

Friday 16 August Pd 4/- for boots mending. Finer & warmer but some showers. Walked morg. with Mrs Cadogan to farm & sat some time. Little Linley much better, but remained in bed all day. Billie Hemming did not play cricket, either Beach or Mitchell’s boy played instead. Maud’s cricket tea day! So sorry we could not be with her, afraid of damp sitting out. Sat with Linley boy after tea. Quiet evg. Dined 7.30 & to bed early. Letter fr. dear Roy. Saturday 17 August Roy to Harold’s for week end. Fine day!!! Walked with Darling to Vicarage for meeting, & on for walk alone. Mr Cadogan here all day.

Lennie & Mr Geilgud came by early afternoon train & played tennis & fished. Chicks with Fraulein to Haywards Heath about Bicycle, comes Monday. Dear Linley better but not out of his room, looks heavy over eyes. Walked evg with Darling to Lake, lovely having her alone.

Sunday 18 August 1/- church. To Church with Maud & chicks. Rained heavily. Miss Fitzroy sent me home in her carriage. Mr Geilgud & Cadogan for long walk.

Lennie & Billie on Lake. Maud, Anne & self for walk after tea. Dear Linley’s temp up, & doctor came after dinner can’t understand reason of temp rising. Pleasant talk dinner with Mr Geilgud, v. interesting man on most subjects.

Monday 19 August To Brighton in Motor to see Dentist. X. 3rd visit, one tooth stop’d. Ethel Cussens here for day with her niece. Mrs Cadogan went with me. Darling remained with dear little Linley, he is still in bed & feverish. Dr thinks result fr. measles during term.

Tuesday 20 August Maud, Mrs C. & self in motor to Mrs Savilles morg, left parcel. Ordered Motor (bicycle) only arrived this afternoon. Mrs Cadogan helped chicks ride it, glad to see them so happy. Dear little Linley still in bed, moved

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into West room, far better & less tiresome for Lennie having his dressing room to himself.

Wednesday 21 August L.Linley better, in bed still in West room. Walked morg to Milll Cottage with Mrs Cadogan. Rest only ½ an hour. Walked with Darling & Mrs C. along Three Bridges road, met car & Lennie & Mr C. walked home with us. Chicks delighted with their bicycle. Mad’lle Jacquinot here for day.

Later to bed & cold not get to sleep so early.

Thursday 22 August Last night Lennie brought home 5 wee owls. Slept badly. Lovely morg.

Maud & Lennie going for one night to Sir Felix Schuster. Walked alone to Miss Ragley about altering my coat & bodice. Stamps 1/6. Mrs (blank) & Miss Armstead called & had tea after Maud left taking latter. Walk evg with Miss Blaine. Dear little Linley better & out till 6 o’c, bed 7.30. V. nice evg with Mr & Mrs Cadogan.

Friday 23 August Dear Roy goes to Felixtowe for week end. Both chicks & Fraulein off to Ruth Parker’s for 4 days. Awful day. Maud & Lennie return. Miss Parsons helped me with my hair, got on better than I dared hope, arm achey. Maud & Lennie ret’d fr. the Schusters & seem to have enjoyed it.

Awful weather. Only out after tea for a short time. Lennie brought home two Love birds. Vy tame.

Saturday 24 August Toula left Oswestry for Germany. To dentist one tooth stop’d one prepared. V. wet. Maud, Linley & self went in car & saw St Bartholemew’s Church. Very high. Lennie & Mr Cadogan at home. S. Ex. Holiday. Roy at Felixstowe. Had two walks & feel better for them.

Miss the dear chicks vy much. Linley amusing himself on bicycle. Bed early. Miss Ripley came to fit me, alterations to coat & bodice.

Sunday 25 August To Church with Miss Blaine & walked after along Handcross Rd. Maud Mr & Mrs Cadogan & Linley to Brighton in Car. Maud to Church there.

Lennie reading & climbing tree after owl. After lunch Lennie Mr & Mrs Cadogan to Nymans. Maud, Linley & self for lovely walk to Mill where we sat & looked over that lovely view. Bed early, fine day.

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Monday 26 August Walked morg & afternoon. Mr Cadogan ret’d in time for luncheon, his eye v. bad, had to see doctor in London, has shield over it. Stamps 1/6, postcards. Walked after tea. Bed early. Pianola.

Tuesday 27 August Lovely day, warmer. Miss (blank) to lunch & with Maud after to Mrs Blunt’s. Mr Cadogan’s eye still bad, here all day & had to see doctor.

Walked after tea with Miss Blaine. Rosalind & friend to tea with us. Wild flower books. Gathered heather for Roy. Morg paid Mrs Ripley 3/altering jacket & bodice. Miss the dear chicks v. much. To bed early.

Wednesday 28 August Postage 5d. Lovely day, warmer. Morg to post box of flowers for Roy 11 o’c. Sat out, read & worked. Cadogans busy rose garden & to Nymans alone after lunch in car. Rested & Maud & self walked to Lady Frederick Fitzroy’s alone, she showed us an old casket containing many treasures.

Ld F. & Miss F. out whilst there. Lennie in good spirits & roulette after dinner. Mr Cadogan’s eye much better.

Thursday 29 August Sent off cheque to Caroline for books & wages £5.18.8. Letter fr. Roy seems a little depressed, feels sure he finds Mr Stern a little too energetic for him & needs more rest during his holiday. V. wet morg. Maud & Linley & Cadogans for drive to Cowdray after lunch. I rested & had tea with Miss Blaine & walked to Mill Cottage after & Mrs Campbell walked back with us. Roulette evg. Arm ached. Mr Forrester & Effie Twiss arrived.

Friday 30 August Did not sleep until 4 o’c AM this morning & feel head achey. Rested in bed morg. Vy wet. Card fr. Tabbie fr. La Baule (Loire inf) France. Maud looks tired again. Dear Chicks returned fr. Booths. L. Linley went & fetched them in Motor. Effie Twiss, Maud & self walked along road to meet them. Look fairly well. Bicycled on return. V. pleasant dinner next to Mr Forrester talked of Dorset etc. Bed directly after dinner.

Saturday 31 August Slept v. well. Lovely morg. Dear little Linley’s birthday. Oliver can go alone on bicycle beautifully. We sat on front drive & watched him, & Anne who is not quite so quick but can go a little way alone. Mr Cadogan walked with me to take Miss Smith organ music “Nazareth”. Mad’lle came to tea fr. Brighton. Lennie home early & Mr Stuart fr. Staplefield 42

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for tennis. Mrs C. wonderful good, her side always wins. Mr C. has bandage off his eye, Dr came. Grand tea in dining room & chicks all down to dinner dressed up & charades after. V. late to bed, afraid of little Oliver.

Sunday 1 September To church with Ann, v. fidgety, no doubt tired fr. last night. Oliver had to come out of Church with Miss Blaine, his nose bled. Darling & Lennie to Staplefield Church. Mr C. & wife together & Mr Forester & Linley to Church. After rest to Lake with Maud, Effie & Mrs C. who came back earlier to be with her husband. His eye much better & no bandage. The H. Booths to dinner. I to bed early.

Monday 2 September To Brighton dentist 2 teeth stop’d. Kept waiting & home ¼ to 3. Mrs Causewell here to luncheon, goes to London today. Hope to see her again. Mr & Mrs Cadogan left morning. Ethel Smart here for the day with Barbara. Mrs Breitmeyer called. Effie Twiss went with me to Brighton & left card at Mrs Staniers. Lennie & Maud dined at the Reeds. Mr Forester, Effie T. Miss Blaine & self for dinner. Bed 10 o’c. but c’d not sleep until v. late, long after Maud’s return.

Tuesday 3 September Lovely morning. Wrote morg. Lunch 1 o’c & at 2 o’c went in closed motor to Lewes with darling, L.Linley, Mr Forrester & Effie Twiss. Saw charming old Church St Michaels. V. good modern windows & quaint corners & fine carved altar screen or parts of one in front of side chapel.

To castle, sup. built by Alfred the Great to guard entrance to (illeg), given

by William Conqueror to William de Warrenne. Henry III escaped there after battle of Lewes to Simon de Montford. Tea at Hotel v. good & went straight to bed on return v. tired.

Wednesday 4 September Slept v. well. Lennie very seedy. Doctor came early, temp & bad head, unable to go to city. Darling with him all day reading. I wrote & paid bills all morg. Effie Twiss left morning. Took little Anne for walk after tea Farm road for blackberries. Dr came again evg. Lennie’s temp 102 . Vy trying for him as important business on hand with F. Schuster . Darling looks so tired & anxious. Little Oliver better & out in sun for short time.

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Thursday 5 September Another lovely morg. cool & fresh. Lennie v. seedy in bed all day. Ottie & Mrs Gibson called at tea time. Walked alone after Handcross Rd. Darling looks tired, feel anxious about her. She came in for part of dinner only. Letter fr. Edgar at Langham alone, Sophy at Lewis. Edgar’s ear not quite satisfactory, seeing surgeon again.

Friday 6 September Wrote, posted letters 1/- again self. Sent off pass books. Walked along New Road, feel tired. Lennie better but still in his room. Ottie came to see him, & Mrs Gibson. Fraulein away for a holiday for a few days. Fancy myself Lennie has influenza. Hope darling Maud will escape.

Saturday 7 September Ethel Sharp op’on for appendicitis. Fine paid Wallace 4/8. 5d stamps.

Edgar at Langham for week, leaves tomorrow for Seaford, his ear not healed yet. Lennie better & in morg room & his study. Ruth came to see him, she staying night at Nymans. Mrs McKay & her little boy came. Bed rather late 10.30! V, tired & still feel cold in my head. Went to stores for tonic.

Sunday 8 September Dull morg. Letters fr. Edgar, Fanny Barker & F. Blair. To Church with Maud, Mrs McKay & chicks. Mr Secretan looked ill. Lennie better & out for little walk with Maud & Mrs M. Mr & Mrs Booth to dinner. Maud looks tired & feel anxious about her. Tea morg. room. I had short walk alone.

Monday 9 September Lennie much better. Maud, Mr Forester, Mrs McKay & Linley to lunch with Mrs Marriott, gave us great fright as were not home until 8.30, they had open car & lights w’d not burn properly so had to come v. slowly.

Enjoyed their day & went over Penshurst Place, de Lisles. Morg Lennie & I walked to Mill Cottage to enquire for Sylvia, leg torn on barbed wire.

Lennie & Ann at 3 o’c to Lady F. Fitzroy’s & to tea. Miss Blaine, Oliver, Donald & self had tea together, & for delightful walk to farm. Peter caught in trap, 2 men helped us, seemed no worse after but made an awful noise.

Tuesday 10 September Lennie went to the City, really not fit to go. Maud fetched him after tea in open car & he remained in drawing room until I went to bed & after!!!

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snow feeling in air. Norringer away & am so afraid of open car for both M. & L. Maud, Mrs McKay, Mr F. Linley & self in open car morg to Mrs Bates, Mrs Linsey Smith, lovely drive. Mrs Macquoid called after lunch.

I had walk after tea with Mrs Mackay. L. Linley & Mr Forester for cycle drive.

Wednesday September 11 Cold. Lennie to city after not good night. Dear chicks about early v. happy with little Donald McKay! Maud & Mrs McKay to Miss Linsey Smith’s wedding, too cold for me in open car, & brought Lennie back with them. Mr Allen & Mr Graves to tea on their return. I left card Vicarage. Had little walk alone. Mad’lle here for chicks’ french. Stamps again 1/-, sent house book Caroline. Maud told me of awful accident to the Bergheims motor on way fr. Reading. Mr Bergheim so injured died after. Very shocked & grieved. How I pity her.

Thursday September 12 Mr Graves & Mr Allen dine here, unable to come. Gladys Crozier came at 6 o’c had walk with her before dinner. Lennie much better. Went for walk morg. with my Darling to Mill Cottage, poor little Sylvia bitten by large retriever dog in Village. Dog to be destroyed. Mrs McKay & little Donald left by 11 train. Pianola evg.

Friday September 13 Lovely morg. Gymkana. Lorings, Stansfields, H. Booths, & baby came & Mrs Hood & 2 little girls. Great success & fine tho’ no sun. Mes petits enfants les plus beaux de tous! Lennie home earlier. Good accounts of Ethel Smart’s progress but suffering much pain, feel so sorry for her. No walk & late to bed. Pianola & amusing card game. Maud looking much better & v. pretty this afternoon. The dog which bit Sylvia shot last night.

Saturday 14 September Lennie holiday. Morg & afternoon walked with Gladys & we all went to Hayworth Booths. Tang’s birthday party. Bed early after cards, pianola.

Edgar & Sophy at Seaford.

Sunday 15 September To church with Maud & chicks, communion. The rest for walk after lunch to Talbots. Wrote. Maud came home v. tired too far for her. Had walk to farm & wood with little Ann. To bed directly after dinner.

Roulette. The H. Booths here. Letter fr. Midge.

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Monday 16 September V. warm, little sun. Morg gathered & sent off flowers self to Roy. No letter or news of him for ages, or ans. to my letters. Maud v. seedy morg, out to lunch, & Linley to Ottie’s. Startling news there!!!. Upton came to see me. X. Felt v. sad, floods of thoughts to smother down. He is v. comfortable & well in his place. Long letter fr. Spencer. Gladys & self to Lady F’s after tea to take book back. Got so hot returning late had to go to bed after bath & dine in my room. Mrs Hohler came to stay.

Tuesday 17 September Fine morg. Warm. Slept well. Long letter from Roy & so delighted to hear he is to have a larger share in business. X. Wrote cheques all morg. to pay bills. Maud, Mrs Hohler & self to lunch at Mrs Macquoid’s. Mrs Derry & her mother there, perfect house, exquisitely kept in fact too well kept, colouring most beautiful & arrangements of flowers. Gardens also v. beautiful. On after for picnic with Gladys & Linley boy & Mr F, delightful in the woods (illeg illeg) overlooking country of heather.

Pleasant evg & card games, a delightful day.

Wednesday 18 September Dear Mervyn’s birthday. Slept fairly well but late. Lovely sunny morg, up 7 o’c AM. Fraulein leaves for Switzerland. We all went off at 12 o’c in 2 motors to Bignor to lunch & see old Roman mosaics. Took nearly 2 hrs, lovely drive Maud self & Linley in closed motor, Mr F, Gladys & Mrs Hohler in open. The farm & field where Roman remains are preserved in 5 separate stone buildings like college with shutter windows, exquisitely situated in a sloping field overlooking the downs. A ploughman came upon the mosaic 101 years ago & it was discovered 52 rooms in all (Page inserted) Wed 18th Sep 1912. these round a square. 5 or 6 have fine mosaics in the centre, only a small portion of original walls remain.

The largest room has head of Juno & a line of gladiators below. The centre is sunk & broken but below are more designs in mosaic. Strange looking fish, helmets etc. This has a room leading off with mosaic, one has a fine man’s head, another Head of Medusa. Columns, bones & many pieces of mosaic & carving all broken are collected one end of room or side of room. The buildings are separate & one some distance removed fr. others, this with a Medusa head. Would have loved to remain for hours but had to have a hurried lunch spread on rugs in field leading up to the remains. Delightful morg. & came back in open car which had to fetch Lennie. Lost my dear little blue silk cushion in battling with wind on return, it was determined to have something. V. sorry & spoilt what w’d have been a perfect day. Reached home 4.30. Had tea in my room & rested on my bed until time to dress for dinner. Little Linley down & 46

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played cards with him until 10 o’c with rest, & to bed. Lennie quite himself again.

Thursday 19 September Darling Linley returns to school. Dull & cooler. Fine later. Morg. walked with Maud & Mrs Hohler towards Ld Frederick’s, & worked. L.Linley packed & went his round of “adiews” & looked v. white at lunch dear little fellow. He left 6 o’c with Mr Forester. 5/- Linley, 1/- stamps.

Maudie took him back & Mrs Stansfield dined here. Letter fr. Edgar.

Friday 20 September Fanny & Alice to luncheon 1.30. Lovely sunny morg & day. Took them with Maud round Garden. They remained until after tea. Mrs Hohler & Gladys & Mrs Breitmeyer to tea. Mr & Mrs Towse came to dinner, nice woman & quite good looking. Came to bed before men out fr. dining room.

Saturday 21 September Lovely day. Morg. read on Verandah deliciously warm out of wind. Mr & Mrs Hohler left 11.30 in their own car. Mrs H. drove! Lennie home at 2.30. To Nyymans with Gladys, Lennie & Maud 3 o’c. Saw Mr & Mrs Messel, round garden with them, tea there, they walked home. Darling v. tired after but w’d not own it. Mr Marriott arrived during dinner. Bed early.

Sunday 22 September To Church with chicks & Miss Blane. Maud, Lennie, Mr Marriott, Gladys & Winnie Lockyer for long day picnic in large motor, to Battle, Winchester, Hastings etc, not home until 7 o.c, all v. rosey. Mr & Mrs Booth dined here. Chicks had tea with me & Anne for walk with me. Bed early.

Monday 23 September Slept until my breakfast came in. Mr Marriott left early after breakfast.

Ethel (Hare) came over in her motor to luncheon, looks just the same, vy well & strong. So glad to see her again. Decided leave Monday, Caroline going for holiday. Had delightful walk up to farm with darling. Gladys & Winnie returning sooner. Darling looked tired & worried during dinner, wonder why? Pianola & card game. L. tiresome over music.

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one fr. dear Roy who comes Saty. Dear Edgar & Sophy come for the night fr. Seaford, or 2 nights. Met them 4.26. Maud, chicks, Winnie, Gladys & Miss Blane go for picnic Mrs Hohler, & Gladys stays there 2 nights. E. & S. looking v. well, no signs of operation. After tea walked with E. to Lake. Sophy to meet Lennie. M. & self v. pleasant dinner next to Edgar. Bed early. They enjoyed their day.

Wednesday 25 September Letter fr. Midge. V. anxious about her, does not seem well again. A delightful day. Edgar to Lake fished, got 7 morg, he went again after lunch & got 5 more. Maud & Sophy to Nymans after lunch, returned 4 o’c & we all went down to Lake, & had tea there under trees, lovely.

Edgar came & had it with us, he & Mitchell in boat. Walked back & dressed early & read to chicks. Mad’lle here. Roulette evg, bed late!

Lovely day, crisp air & sun. So glad to see Edgar better latter to Brighton.

Thursday 26 September Lovely morg. Awake early. Sat out on drive, a perfect sun bath, with Edgar after walk with him. Went in Motor to Haywards Heath with Edgar & Sophy 3 o’c & saw them off. Rested & tea in my room on return & walk after with Gladys. Maud & Winnie to meet Lennie who looks white & tired. Bed early. Spoke to Beatrice telephone, decided return home Wednesday.

Friday 27 September Maud & self & Gladys & Winnie for drive in Motor, open, to call on Mrs Cayase (Barsolotte’s sister). Mr Stewart, rector of Staplefield dined here.

Astonished how much more my Darling seemed to know of the Scriptures & History of the Church even than he did. To bed directly after dinner.

Saturday 28 September Winnie Lockyer left early, do not think her looking any stronger for having lost all her teeth poor little soul. Sat out writing morg. Lennie at home all day, looks v. seedy at times. Mr & Mrs Cecil Brownlow arrived 3 o’c. Dear Roy came at 5.30, looks well. I walked with Oliver to Mill, saw Mrs H.B. Stayed ½ hour, home 5 o’c. Darling Maud just missed me as she & Gladys & Mrs B. came to try & meet us. Lennie to Lake with Mr B. Pleasant talk during dinner Maud & Mr B. Bed early.

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fête. My darling came in loaded with presents as usual all beautifully done up, & Gladys 2 dear little handkerchiefs made by herself. Black soft satin & sweet little bed jacket fr, my darling, & books fr. the dear chicks.

To Church with Maud, Gladys, chicks, Mrs Brownlow & Miss Blane.

Dear Roy for walk with Lennie & Mr B. Poured after lunch. Mr & Mrs Messel came to tea, Mr & Mrs Booth to dinner & after tea Lennie & Brownlows to fish, killed 3.

Monday 30 September Pouring wet morg & rough night. Letters fr. Tabbie & Edgar. Dear Roy left with Lennie morg. in torrents of rain, & Mr Brownlow. Gladys & Mrs Brownlow later. In all day so wet. Read & wrote. Vy happy with my Darling alone & dear chicks for a card game after tea. Wish we saw more of them. Pianola. Vy tired evg. Bed after 10 o’c.

Tuesday 1 October Instalment due & last one on eleven £10 B.A.Gt Southern Ex 1914 shrs 4%. Last payment £2 per shr, viz £22 making now £110 pd. Bank promised to see to this for me. Sent call paper to the Bank to be pd by Bank, & 4/8 dividend Sons of Gualia. Pouring wet day. Headache. (several sentences crossed out, page pinned in). Tuesday 1st Oct 1912.

Vey bad night & headache morg. Lovely early. Went for a walk with my darlng, saw poor old Mrs Ireland who was so happy to see Maud. Packed a little, Laster did nearly all whilst we were out. Rained after lunch.

Rested. Played card games with dear chicks after tea L. quite cheerful during dinner. I very tired & bed rather late again for me! After 10 o’c.

So difficult to get off punctually 9.30. & am done up if I am later.

Delightful day with my darling alone.

Wednesday 2 October I return home, taking Mabel Jenkinson (Sophy’s between maid) with me.

My Darling also sent Laster with me, most kind attentive girl, unpacked & looked after me & pd for daily fares & omnibus etc. Came by 1.16, good train. Laster left by 6 o’c train. Roy dined with me quietly, nice evg.

He was very tired, had trying day, made & lost money. Bed 10 o’c.

Thursday 3 October Slept fairly well. Great noise in road., motor hoots. Beatrice did my hair, arm ached a good deal. To Bank about fire insurance, saw Mr Richardson who assured me it was quite safe. Fear Emma has lost money sent Barkers! Vy vexed. Left dear Mother’s coffee pot to be mended, Beatrice took it 5/6. Met Lady Wiston & Mr Abbott much aged. To Hayfields 49

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about putting down carpet tomorrow. Rested after lunch, tea alone, read & wrote. Bed 8 o’c, bread & milk.. Roy taking Pohls to dine & play.

Beatrice took his things to club.

Friday 4 October Fair night, awake 3 – 4.30. Letter fr. darling Maud. Lovely morg. Frost last night. Vy cold but dry. X. Hayfields coming to put down carpet in my room. Looks much cosier & clean curtains up & velvet ones. Out after lunch called on Mrs Spofforth. Bought nails 7d, & pins Barkers 7d. Put up pictures my room. Roy dined at home, happy evg. He brought pears 1/2 each !!! & nuts. (Letter from Maud inserted) Balcombe House, Balcombe, Sussex. Oct 4th 1912. My beloved Own, You can’t think how horrible this house is without you. You ought to come & see, the only thing that I can do is to work all the time & turn out drawers & cupboards & write out books & cheques. It’s what I have been doing all day long & my room is an ocean of papers & muddle. Mr Parsons & I have been rearranging all the wardrobes & drawers as we have to leave it all in order for Christmas. The darlings & I have been playing Coon Can & Oliver has won 3 times & he won last night too, so we all think that he is enchanted. This without any help at all. All out of is own little brain. He had nothing against him tonight as there were only 3 games & he won every one & last night he won 2 out of 3 & only had two pips against him in the game that he did not win. Lennie has been fearfully busy in the city & does not get back until the later train. It was bitterly cold last night & is freezing again tonight by the nippiness in the air but we had glorious sunshine all day. I do hope my darling that you are not overtiring your precious self, & resting. Ever your devoted M. Saturday 5 October Foggy last evg. but slept late morg until 8 o’c, better night. Bright & sunny. Caroline goes for her holiday, wonder how we shall get on. It would be nothing with Emma without drawing room. Nous verrons. X. Morg. to Bank about Ground rent to be pd Sept & March to Miss Gordon Bennett. X. Deposit £100. X. Saw Miss Innes. Caroline left for her holiday. X. Mrs Spofforth & Sybil Grantham to tea. Roy dined out. Fine day. Bed early.

Sunday 6 October Lovely morg. To St George’s Church morg. On after to see Mrs Keith, wonderfully well & in her 82nd year, bright & full of fun, & active taking an interest in everything. Lunched alone, rested after. & Nurse Duffeth & Miss Innes to tea. Roy dined with me, seemed v. tired & sleepy, wish he w’d eat more & take no liquoirs. Bed 10 o’c. (Paper inserted) 6 Oct. Fire 50

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insurance? Bank securities? Miss Barrett? Marshalls, Lewis. Feather boa Johnsons? Chair cover. Red cover for chair. Green crewel bath blanket.

Monday 7 October Lovely day, warm. Dareling comes fr. Balcombe. Out morg. Barkers, & to Hayfields about Hall bell, lock to front door. & fire brick for morg room stove. Saw Storeys man about Hall curtains & morg room chintz.

Lunch & dine alone. Feel tired & no reason. Hand swollen. Darling Maud came to tea, so glad to see her. Roy dined out. Awful fog. Beatrice took up his things to Club.

Tuesday 8 October Out morg. Met Mrs Paxton & many other friends. Maud fetched me in open Motor, new chauffeur. I lunched alone with her, she has a new dog, puppy Daxhund, vy handsome one. After lunch to flower show & to Cecile’s to see dress parade, awful & shockingly improper looking people. To R(illeg) & Rossiter & darling brought me home. Felt v. tired, rested after dressing for dinner in y room. Roy dined with me, fear he is very bored at home. Morg. room uncomfortable.

Wednesday 9 October Glorious morg. Darling sends carriage for me 12.45 & I lunch with Miss Rose Innes at Princes & to see “Voysey’s Inheritance” after. Man from Harfields to do grate morg. room, new fire brick. Had carriage to take me to Princes where I lunched with Miss Innes & Mrs Moore Smith & we went to Kingsway Theatre & saw “Voysey’s Inheritance” excellent but v. unsatisfactory end, tho v. clever thro’ rest. Jean Mackinlay acted well.

Roy out Beatrice took his clothes to club. Mabel out afternoon.

Thursday 10 October Edgar & Sophy come to Langham fr. Seaford. Walked morg to see Ada Spencer, 11 Pembridge Gds, stayed some time. Lunched alone. Maud to see Nana, Brisling too, & goes evg to Colosseum, enough to kill her. I had carriage 2.30, called on May Fitton & Desirée there. Mrs Watson, saw her, Mrs Welby out, Mrs English in, Fanny Barker out. Spencer & Roy dine here.

Friday 11 October Lunch at Maud’s. Hylda there also looking v. seedy. With Maud after to Bond St etc, & Nonie here to tea. Maudie left when Edgar came. He & Sophy arrived yesterday fr Seaford. Looks wonderfully well. Roy dined out. Beatrice pd books for me & took Roy’s things in Taxi to Club. Bed

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10 o’c. Je pense que la rousse a une mauvaise humeur elle fait le moue à chaque petite chose. Vy foggy.

Saturday 12 October Foggy. Out by 10.30 shop’g to Barkers, to Harfields about bill, electric, hall. Saw Mrs Spofforth’s wonderful arrangement for cleaning. She has only 2 maids & her drawing room & bedroom extra, her maid away.

Darling Maud & Lennie to Balcombe. Edgar came to tea with Fitzroy & remained till 7 o’c. Roy dined with me. Vy glad to have him.

Sunday October 13 War in the Balkans!!!. To St Georges Church. Warm & felt vy tired & shakey. Edgar & Sophy to lunch both looking so well. Mervyn & Ethel & Sp. & Ada also came. Vy glad to see them, & Mrs Paxton came & remained until 7 o’c. Roy dined with me, had a good rest fr. 7 – 8.

Pleasant evg, dear Roy less tired & the little maids managed quite nicely.

Monday 14 October Out 10.30. V. tired no doubt weather sultry but prefer it. To Barkers & round Pond. Darelng Maud & Edgar came to tea. E. stayed some time.

Fitzroy dining with them tonight. Roy out & Beatrice took his things to Club. Turkey refuses advice or any interference of European Powers. Gt. drop in stocks & shares! Maud looked very tired.

Tuesday 15 October Lunch with Maud. Ethel came & mended arm chair morg. room all morning. Carriage to Maud’s & after ret’d with Ethel to finish chair. She did it beautifully & left after tea when Edgar came & stayed an hour with me, awfully good of him as he has so much to do before they go to Egypt on 28th inst. Roy dined with me & we had v. nice evg. together wish he w’d not take so much brandy.

Wednesday16 October Lunch with Edgar 1.15. Had darling’s carriage to Langham. Pd Gas Light & Coke Co 9/6. Took pass books to Bank. Fighting Balkans still going on. Wonder what will be the end of it all! Miss McCoy wth E. & S. for luncheon. Vy nice girl, travelled. Carriage to Maud’s 3.30. Saw her short time & walked home. Rain. Beatrice paid my books & took Roy’s things to Club. To bed early. Bread & milk. Lady Selfe called, out.

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Egypt next Monday. On with Maud to see her fitted Berils & I walked home fr. there. Beatrice took Roy’s things to Club. Roy Maud & Lennie dined at the Harold’s. I alone. Wrote letters, sent £1 to Ethel Smart.

Friday 18 October Carriage at 12 o’c to Mr Hohler’s about blinds & to fetch Edgar & Sophy at Langhams. We all 3 lunched at Maudie’s. I had car back. Overton here!

Gave him tea. Toula’s book arrived. Sat in Maud’s room whilst she sorted things after Edgars left & had tea there. Roy to Edna Lewisohn’s weekend. Beatrice took up his things Paddington.

Saturday 19 October Windows cleaned Corts. My darling Maud & Lennie start for Italy. Motor at 12, got 3 1/- pears at Roy’s place Knightsbridge for Darling & on to lunch with her 12.30 & she left with Latter at ¼ to 2 for Charing X. Dear little Ann cried. Walked with dear chicks to Round Pond where they met the Hohler children & on to tea with them, & Miss Blaine. I called & had tea with Brooks v. well & cheery. Midge sent me a chicken & darling also sent rice cooked & some soup!

Sunday 20 October Telegram fr. my Darling fr. Basle early, arrived safely. (Telegram inserted: Mrs Sambourne, 18 Stafford Terrace Kensington Lon. Dear love today and God bless you. Flowers arrive tomorrow. All well good journey. Maud.) Dear Edgar & Sophy to lunch 1.30. Weird morg. To Christian Science Meeting by mistake for Unitarian Church. V. large & well dressed congregation. A man & a woman in 2 pulpits separated by a lovely huge bouquet of mauve & white flowers. Sat next to Usher a gentlemanly young man, shared his hymn book and sort of prayer book.

He had v. fine voice & asked me on leaving to go to a meeting (page pinned in) Sunday 20th October on 14th Nov on C. Science. It had done so much for him in practical religion. Service most strange. No kneeling.

Lovely hymns & portions of Scripture read alternately by the man & woman in pulpit, she in a white silk blouse, he in ordinary morg. dress. I went on to Unitarian Church after. Vy lengthy. Missed Sophy who was there. Edgar & Sophy lunched here & we went at 3 to review of Kensington Reservists, Edgar one. Territorials, House boy brigade & red cross staff of nurses, service at St Mary Abbots first, crammed. After to Town Hall where the Mayor of Kensington & Sir R. Phillimore & Gen. Sartorius & many others gave Colours to the Kens reservists, presented

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Pennyfather v. poor. No vigour about it for a church full of young soldiers. E & S on after to tea with brother officer. Self alone here & to bed early. No callers. (Printed sheet inserted: Order of Service for Church Parade, St Mary Abbots, 20 October 1912.)

Monday 21 October Hotel des Trois Roi, Basle. Two letters & a post card fr. my darling from Basle. Walked round Pond morg & shop’d. Mrs Evans came to luncheon, left after. Looks well. Toula unable to be here this morg, gale in Channel.

Called on Mrs Huish, Neaves, Keene, Gale & Lady Meade. Roy returned fr. Edna May’s, looks vy seedy. Dined with me, out directly after. Mabel to Lancaster Gate for darling’s mantle.

Tuesday 22 October Roy & I dine & theatre with Fanny Barker, Carlton. Toula arrived early.

Went for walk with her, looks v. tired after journey. Mervyn, Ethel Miss Rose Innes & Nellie Keith called. Huge party at Carlton, 18. Saw Roy’s Edna & Lily Elsie at separate tables there! Had Darling’s carriage to take & bring us back. To Prince of Wales Marie Tempest (illeg illeg) far too much.

Wednesday 23 October Beach 3/-. 2 postcards fr Darling Maud fr. Zurich. Went in carriage morg. to see Hylda, took her flowers. In bed & looking quite pretty at Nursing Home, Oxford Terrace. Met Ada & Sp. on way to Doctor fear operation necessary, appendicitis. Darling Anne & Oliver came 3 o’c. Toula & all of us made sweets & after tea played Coon Can & they both won two games each. Vy happy afternoon. Miss Blaine fetched them in carriage 6 o’c. Toula & self alone.

Thursday 24 October Morg busy. Toula left at ¼ to 2. Man 1/- luggage. Carriage 3 o’c. Called Lady Maclean, Kendalls, Carlisle & Langham Hotel. Saw Sophy v. busy packing, Edgar finished. Roy dined with me 8 o’c, in good spirits. Going tomorrow to stay week end Edna Lewisohns. Stamps 1/-, man 6d.

Friday 25 October 3/- Coote 11 o’c. On Tuesday here 10 o’c. Doing door, front yard & drawing room curtains. J’espère sauf il dîne ici. Midge staying at Langham. Spencer , Mervyn, self & Midge dine with Edgar & Sophy.

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Christian Science. Scotsman got up & told audience what it had done for him, boils became mere pimples after wrestling with himself all night.

Saturday 26 October Hylda Spencer operated on for appendicitis by surgeon friend of Douglas’ instead of Walter Cheyne who had promised to do operation at £40 reduction!!! Thro’ Dr Playfair who is their Doctor. Off at 10 o’c to see Edgar & Sophy off to Paris & for Alexandria, look v. well. Midge & Mervyn there also. I on with her after, lunched at Langham & to see Triple bill, Shaw’s, Pinero’s & Barrie’s one act plays. Charming, enjoyed it immensely. Sat next to Mrs Newton, V. Watneys friend. Midge returned to tea with me. Dined alone.

Sunday 27 October Cold coffee, breakfast late! Walked to enquire after Hilda, saw Sp, Ada, not dressed 12.30. H. had had fair night & later had fish for luncheon!

Lunched alone. Saw Caroline after breakfast, she looks v. ill & thinner in the face. Midge, Fanny Barker, Mervyn & Ethel came to tea. Midge remained on to dinner with me. Delightful having her.

Monday 28 October Dear little Oliver sore throat. Cold tea breakfast! & late. Mad’lle came & we walked to round pond. Feel v. seedy & tired. Drawing room being done. Busy all afternoon, dusted Dearest’s room & found 2 shirts & air cushion for poor man, old soldier. Dear Roy returned fr. Edna’s. Much impressed by beauty & wealth. Feel vy sick & achey back, eat nothing for tea or dinner.

Tuesday 29 October Oliver better. In bed all day, horid pain in back, sickness passed off.

Drawing room being done. Cootes here to help 1/6. Delightful letter fr. darling Maud yesterday, vy happy & enjoying herself. Mrs Kendal & Mrs Hamilton Johnson called. Maids vy kind & attentive. Roy dined with Lily Elsie Bullough & her husband & Edna & Mr Lewisohn. Saw Barker party at Carlton & H. Livesey.

Wednesday 30 October Chicks come to tea. Tabbie at Claridges.asked me to lunch. Sorry unable to go, still pain in back right side, pricks where kidney seems to be.

Chicks came & we worked before tea & played Coon Can after. Miss Innes came & remained short time.

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Thursday 31 October Ethel & Mervyn dine with me. I lunch with Mrs Ray, Gd Central Hotel.

Unable to go, too seedy. Drove at 12 o’c to enquire for Oliver, saw Doctor, says indigestion, it seems the same sort of thing I have had! V. mild flu of sorts. Dear little fellow looks v. white. On after to enquire for Hylda, going on splendidly. Awful morg, poured & returned after 1 ½ hrs drive. Stores 2/Friday 1 November Heard dear little Oliver better. In all morg, feel better & giddyness passed off. Liver! & why? Mrs Bryan came & we arranged alteration of my black velvet dress morg. After rest walked to Miss Innes & Bradburys, out. Missed dear Roy, went by early train to Edna’s. Alone evening.

Mended china & put drawing room straight small objects.

Saturday 2 November Turks hopelessly beaten. Constantinople in peril. Went over to Ada Sp. & on to see dear little Oliver, better but in his room. Sat an hour & played with him & lunched with Anne & Miss Blaine & walked back. Had tea with Mrs Fred Kerr, in bed poor little soul with overstrained heart.

Mad’lle Jaquimot to dine with me, played cards & talked nonsense, pity I have never seen the things she sees in Kens Gds & Park.

Sunday 3 November To sit with dear little Oliver, found all busy with Anne’s stamps in schoolroom. Miss b. & Anne went for walk & I remained with Oliver, much better. X. Awful fire & loss of life at John Barkers 1 o’c AM this morg, c’d scarcely get tho’ Kensington crowd, top part provision storeys gutted X. All Naval officers & men ordered back fr. here, squadrons to East. X. Claud & Fitz to tea. Claud only arrived fr. Argentina Thurs!!!

Tall & good looking. Moleworth, Sp. & Ada dined here, used drawing room first time.

Monday 4 November Carriage morg to Stores ordered bacon, groceries etc & wine. Saw Mervyn on way back. Oliver better. Letter & cards fr. darling Maud. Dear Roy dined with me & gave him his old game “Willie’s walk to see Grandmama”. Always seems more bored with home after Cranbourne Court, & no wonder. Still feel indigestion.

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& man to come about (illeg) chair Dearest’s tomorrow. New specs, & glasses mended. Called on Hylda Gibbs, out. Miss Armstead called.

Beatrice took Roy’s things to Club. Vy unpunctual meals, cannot get them to time, & dinner v. late.

Wednesday 6 November Ada Sp. sent me a pheasant. Dear chicks to tea. Out carriage morg. 3/Beach. To see Oliver & Hylda, Evans for hat, School Art Needlework, walked home. Chicks & Nurse D. came, dear O. looks white. Peter came too. Played cards after tea. Roy dined out & Beatrice took his things up to club. My meal late in consequence. Mabel out.

Thursday 7 November Carriage 11.30. Caroline & I took Roy’s guns fr. loft! In carriage to Bank.

Left B.A.Western allotted £10 4% Ex 1913 to be paid by Bank. To Moslier about morg. room covers. Terrible ennui femme de chambre, point de spirit de son ouvrage pauvre créature. Effie dining here perhaps Claud & Roy. Friday 8 November Carriage to Peter Robinsons & to Mervyn’s studio. Florrie Blair came to stay. Roy out.

Saturday 9 November Out shop’g morg with Florrie & round pond. After lunch & rest called on Mrs Pope, Lady Bergne, Mrs Adlam & had tea there & took pears 1/8 to Mrs F. Kerr who looked sweet in bed. Alone evg with Florrie, Roy out.

La jeune fille s’en va. Darling at Florence. Miss Webster called, saw her.

Sunday 10 November Paid cheque £353.5.6 for purchase 10 Union Pacific RRd shares at 175½, com. £2.3.6 total £353 5.6 to Messrs Byng, Foley & Co, 4 Tokenhouse Buildings London. To church at St George’s with Florrie Blair, called after on Ada Sp. In her room! Florrie lunched out, I alone. Mrs Dickens, Ada & Sp. & Winnie Lockyer called. Roy home to dinner.

Monday 11 November I lunch at Gt Central Hotel with Mrs Rae. Had carriage to go & come back. Bad lunch, empty rooms. To Marshalls & Peter Robinsons inspecting mantles & costumes. To chicks to tea, so glad to see them well & dear Anne so gentle. Walked back with Mademoiselle. Florrie sleepy evg. Claud came in & brought me flowers fr. Tabs, beauties. Dear boy and so like Con. 57

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Tuesday 12 November Florrie & self morg. 11 o’c to Selfridges in carriage. Saw May Nembhard. Looked at mantles & coats & skirts. To Peter Robinsons after, chose velvet mantle & feather £5.5 0 & 29/6. Walked home from Lancaster Gate. Flowers fr. Tabs, lovely. Mrs Braunstein & Fanny & May Nembhard to tea. Florrie out. Roy dined out. Vy cold.

Wednesday 13 November Carriage 11 o’c to stores with Florrie, bought stockings 6 prs, miniature case for dearest & dear parents, French plums etc. Housemaster carpet brush. Darling chicks arrived 3 o’c. Vy happy afternoon. Roy dined at home, weird conversation on lives of men, revelations.

Thursday 14 November Mrs Bryan before 11 or 5 o’c to fit. Out morg. Florrie & self walked to Sloane St & bus back. Met Miss Warre & Miss Murray Smith. Carriage 3 o’c called on Lady Pirrie, Lady Aberconway, Mrs Tate, Mrs Medley, Mrs B.Partridge & Miss Laurence. Mrs Bryan brought back my dress velvet, comme si comme ça. Took the other moiré to alter. Caroline out. Roy dined out.

Friday 15 November Out morg. walking with Florrie. At 3 carriage fetched me having left chicks at dancing class. I called on Lady Pirrie, Lady Armstrong, Lady Aberconway Lady Lucy & Miss Hughes, last in. Her flat charming beautifully furnished. Florrie to see Aunt Netta. Quiet evg. Mrs Kendall & three others called. Tiresome to miss her again.

Saturday 16 November Darling Maud returns with Lennie from Italy, arrives 5.30 PM. I lunched with Mrs Gibson, most delicious lunch exquisitely cooked & served by her little General Servant, a marvel. Called on Mrs Spofforth. Roy to stay with Mr Howard Gould at Hosney Hall, Oakley Park, Eye, Suffolk. Diss station. Florrie to matinée alone. Quiet evg. Beatrice out.

Sunday 17 November My darling came at 1.30 with both chicks. Looks fairly well, has enjoyed her holiday immensely. Lennie fetched her & they went in motor to St Cuthberts. I to St Georges & Florrie to St Mary Abbotts. F. & self alone to lunch, F. out after. Mabel out afternoon & evg. Florrie & I dine at darling Maud’s tonight. Harolds there.

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Monday 18 November To Selfridges with Florrie buy bus. They now want more for costume.

Sweets 1/-, Byron’s poems 2/6. Lunched with Maud & walked home with Florrie. Mrs Sington dines here 7.30.

Tuesday 19 November Two pheasants fr. H.L. Fitzroy came to stay two nights. Slept in Roy’s bed. Florrie & self to Selfridges. I ordered coat & skirt & bodice £15.15.0. Darling to lunch. Mr & Mrs C.Cooke & Mabel Beaumont to tea. Quiet evg. Fitzroy out dinner. We did Dearest’s photos evg.

Wednesday 20 November Dear chicks come 3 o’c. To Selfridges morg. with Florrie to be fitted coat & skirt & bodice by om. Chicks came. V. good but felt v. tired. Florrie Blair left 5 o’c. Nice quiet tactful little thing, enjoyed having her. I went to bed & had bread & milk in bed!

Thursday 21 November Mrs Gibson comes to dine. Out morg. carriage stores could get very little I wanted. Mrs Charley Burnand came while I was resting, was most amusing & looks as handsome as ever, & as young. Fitzroy in for dinner alone, quite nice little evg. Les filles font assez bien seulment points de style.

Friday 22 November Go to tea at Nonie’s 4 o’c.to see children, no, Monday. Carriage to Sefridges to be fitted & to Times Library after & Maud’s to lunch, & Fitzroy also. Maudie busy with dolls for her Bazaar. Fitzroy & I walked home & he lwft for the Frisby’s after for week end. He went to see Doctor morg. Alone evg.

Saturday 23 November Out morg. Bank. Took div’d £3 odd. Florrie B. called, too tired to walk to Maud’s. After ½ hrs rest & lunch alone to tea George Brookes. Lady Warwick & Miss Robertson there. Mad’lle Jacquimot dined with me, was seedy poor little soul. Bouquet flowers 2/3. Darling sent me some lovely ones. Dear letter fr. Roy. Lady Strachie called.

Sunday 24 November To enquire after Popsie Sington. Mrs S. vy lively only just down! On to enquire Mad’lle, much better & busy laundrying! Coming to dine with me tonight. Mervyn & Ethel lunched here. Left at 3.30, quite nice little lunch. Mad’lle dined with me.

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Monday 25 November 10.30 Florrie Blair coming to see Dearest’s things for her Geoff. Selected coat only. I lunched with Maud & helped her with dressing dolls for Bazaar. On to Nonie’s for tea with her children. She seems to live a far quieter life than my darling who wears herself out for others. Had carriage to Nonie’s & home pouring rain. Alone evg. Roy dined with Mr Stern, National Sporting Club after.

Tuesday 26 November To be fitted 11 o’c Selfridge. Had carriage. To Bumpus & Aspreys after & to lunch with Maud, Gillie & Mrs Hohler there, home 3.o’c in carriage.

Lady Bergne & Lady Spielmann called. Roy dining with me. Felt v. tired & headachey. 3/- Beach, 1/- crossing sweep.

Wednesday 27 November Slept badly. To Stores carriage & ordered fire brick Roy’s fire, Harfield.

Spent over £2 stores Xmas presents. Dear little Anne to luncheon.

Beatrice out, old regime Wednesdays better. May Fitten & Fitzroy called.

Vy happy afternoon with dear Anne. Olver has a cold & fear Anne also.

Bed 7 o’c.

Thursday 28 November Great success concert, all so well managed by Maud. Concert at Maud’s.

Lady Spielmnn’s dinner, unable to go. Vy cold. My dress £15.15.0 back.

Vy ordinaire. Wore it at Maud’s. Great crowd & everything beautifully managed, my darling looking sweet. Taxi back with Ethel Mervyn & cab there 2/6. Dined drawing room, pas bien fait. Ni bien servi. Bed early.

Smelt dear Roy smoking in his room1.30 AM. Friday 29 November Roy seems depressed. Off to Cremorne Court 6 o’c. Beatrice taking his things Paddington. Out morg, met Mrs Boughton & Mrs Spofforth. Lady Armstrong called, saw her. Arranged some few presents. To tea at Mrs Spofforth’s, the lady she went abroad with there. Dear little Oliver in is room. Roy to Miss Edna, Beatrice took his valise to Paddington.

Saturday 30 November Nellie K. to tea. Flowers fr. darling Maud. 49 bus 4620 Kensington Sussex & Onslow Hotel. Dine with Mervyn & Ethel. Caroline out afternoon & evg. Out morg. after arranging some presents, for walk. Vy happy afternoon with Nellie. Caroline out. Beatrice with me in taxi to Mervyn & fetched me. Delightful rooms & good dinner.

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Sunday 1 December Asked Lady & Sir Isadore Spielmann to dine alone coming 7.30. Also Maud & Lennie & Mr Fred Kerr. Arranged flowers morg with Mabel, put out glass & wine & silver & knives. To call Florrie, saw her in bed looking better. Mr Kerr coming tonight. Met Mr Pohl & little girl. Vy pleasant evg, rather late.

Monday 2 December Mrs J. Cadogan’s dinner. Roy only going, afraid too cold at night. Lady Armstrong at home. To lunch with Maud, carriage, called on way to pay Harfield & Larber & remined to tea Maud’s. Back by carriage 6 o’c.

Ethel Sharp there. We dressed dolls all afternoon & I love having Maud quietly to myself. Vy delightful afternoon, dear chicks better. Bread & milk dinner & to bed on return.

Tuesday 3 December Lady Lockyer 3 - 6. I slept badly, over tired.

Wednesday 4 December Lady Lockyer 3 - 6. Packed after walk with Mad’lle Jaquimot who remained to lunch. Beatrice helped quite nicely. Dear chicks to tea & work but felt v. tired & fear irritable. Mrs Bryan fitted on me 3 evg dresses for alterations. Roy dined at home, felt too tired to be cheerful & he seemed depressed. Darling Maud came to fetch chicks bringing me lovely pillow.

Thursday 5 December Lady Lockyer 3 - 6. By Granville to Ramsgate. Mad’lle went with me & Osborn cab 2/6, fare 10/6 ret. 2nd Osborne 2/6. Cab & porter Ramsgate 2/6. Total £ (blank). Pleasant evg found Mrs Evans vy well. Bed 10.30.

Friday 6 December Maud’s 2nd day at Bazaar. Ramsgate. Slept well. Morg worked & wrote Maud & Roy & worked all morg. Fly with Mrs Evans to Eileans where we lunchd. Eilie as pretty & sweet as ever. To my Dearest’s grave after, not pleased. Our dear parents’ grave better kept. Called & saw Overton about it, obstinate as ever. To Lady Burnand’s to tea after buying postcards. Lady B. looks pale & tired. Frank home, several others there.

Quiet evg after full day, v. good dinner & good rest, bed 10.30.

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Saturday 7 December Out morg. with Mrs E. Letter fr. my darling about Bazaar, £20 made at her stall, & dear little Anne presented purse to Princess Henry Battenburg. Met Mrs Hammond & went for walk with her to Hospital, far nicer Matron. Mrs E. & self to tea at Mrs Hammond’s tomorrow Sunday.

Ethel B. dined here. 1/5 cards, 1/- stamps. 2 prs scissors 2/1½.

Sunday 8 December 2/6 Church. To Christ Church. Good sermon re Canada settlements of our Church. Met Martin Thomsons & walked with them. Tea at Mrs Hammonds. Had supper at Lady Hunt’s. Very good & a pleasant evening.

Letter fr. Caroline, bother with Kitchen range & hot water pipes.

Monday 9 December Morg out shop’g. 2 hrs! & to Dentist Dr Bull, ap’t for tomorrow 11 o’c.

Cards 1/3, stamps 6d. Awful afternoon. Rested & worked. Dined at Lady Burnand’s. V. delightful evg. & excellent dinner, all looking in robust health there except Lady B. who looks paler than usual & thinner.

Tuesday 10 December Dentist 11 o’c. 5/-. Had back tooth only filed down. Cards 1/3. Letter fr.

Roy Cranbourne Court, & from Edgar fr. Paris. Mrs Parish in to tea, shrimps. Out morg for 2 ½ hrs, in all afternoon, so wet & dull. Worked & read. Played Coon Can after dinner.

Wednesday 11 December Out morg 11.30. Apples 6d. Letters fr. Maud. Nurse with dear little O, operation on Monday or Tuesday. Letter fr. Ethel. M. called Sunday at Staf. Ter. Could get no answer. Vy annoying! Three maids at home!!!

Out morg & at 3.30 to Home Salvation Army refuge 35 children beautifully kept shown over by vy nice girl officer. To Mrs Buckmaster & to tea Mrs Paris who played (illeg).

Thursday 12 December Lovely morg. To St Peters D.V. to Com service there. My Dearest’s grave looks better fibre on. Placed flowers but heavy rain c’d not remain long. Called Mrs Raven & Noott, both out, last abroad with a nurse. Tram 8d flowers 1/- church 6d. Mrs Berry after tea. V. amusing. Cozy evg, work. In afternoon tired.

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Hammond to tea & coffee excellent. V. delightful afternoon. They remained late. Quiet dinner & Coon Can till 10.30. Finished packing.

Gale blowing. Cards 4d, stamps 6d.

Saturday 14 December X. Left Ramsgate by Granville 10 o’c. Maids 6d, cab 2/-, porter 4d.

London porter 6d, taxi 2/6. Maud’s carriage met me & groom took my box to Staf. Ter. I to Maud’s to lunch. X. Darling Oliver’s operation adenoids & tonsils removed 9.30 by Dr Waggett, saw the darling for a moment asleep, vy white. Dear Maud anxious & tired. Carriage brought me back with Anne who went to a party at Mrs Lewis. Mad’lle here to stay. Roy at Edna’s for week end.

Sunday 15 December Walked with Mad’lle to Lancaster Gate, saw dear little Oliver. Looks very pulled down & could not speak. Walked back & met Maud, Lennie & Anne returning fr. church St Cuthbert’s. Darling looked tired. Quiet afternoon, worked at Bath Blanket. Quiet evg alone.

Monday 16 December Dear Oliver better. Sat with him a little. Mad’lle & self out morg paying bills & shop’g, ordered wreath Barkers. Saw Mervyn at Maud’s. Men here from Rudds about pipes Kitchen & house, estimate for same.

Mad’lle out to lunch & tea. Ethel Mervyn & Aylmer Bosanquet to tea.

Ethel to Maud’s with me. Walked back with Mad’lle. Roy returned fr.

Edna’s but dined out.

Tuesday 17 December Saw Roy distrait morg, dining here tonight. Mervyn & Ethel leave for Mentone today. Men here about hot pipes. Must be done. Vy busy all afternoon presents etc with Mad’lle. Unable to go to Maud’s. Dear little Oliver better. Roy dined with Mad’lle & self.

Wednesday 18 December X. To Bank with Mad’lle. Took the certificate of Union & Pacific shrs for custody. Card to Barker’s for my Dearest’s wreath. Only £4.0 in Bank!

Dear little Anne to tea alone vy happy, dying some old ribbons! Rudd’s called again, estimate for hot water pipes in order £29. Having estimate fr. Knights also. Mad’lle out to dinner.

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& useful. Saw Knight about pipes & feel worried to do the best, & no experience!

Friday 20 December Packed with Beatrice. Bothered about pipes. Rudd called round. Vy undecided which to have. Darling came after tea for sort time. Roy dined out. Miss Rose Innes called morg. V. sad face so sorry for her & understand her loneliness without her dear companion. Vy comfortably packed & ready.

Saturday 21 December Beatrice & I came to Leweston by 11 o’c train. No change 2nd class.

Interesting carriage full. V. crowded. Found all well Leweston. Claud & Fitzroy arrived later. Mervyn & Gareth fr hunting. Hamilton came after dinner fr. Hattons shooting. Bed 10.20. Roy to Cranbourne Court for week end.

Sunday 22 December To little church with Tabs. Boys to Lillingstone. Walked with Miss Macgregor & Tabbie. Miss M returned to tea. Boys walked back with her. Pleasant evg. No letter fr. darling.

Monday 23 December Mr J. Digby to lunch. Claud better. Hounds through Park. Saw & spoke to Gwen on her new hunter. Wet after 3.30. Walked round grounds Tabs & Mr Digby, endless stories on France. Fitzroy goes to Castle to sleep, No letter fr. darling. Oliver went to Balcombe & is much better. I played bridge evg with H, Mr R, & Gareth.

Tuesday 24 December Leweston Manor. Roy comes this evening. 2 letters fr. darling Maud. V. wet morg. Wrote & helped with Tree. Walked after lunch with Mrs Rooth to gate Lodge. Simon & George came over, the prettiest little pair & so wonderfully well behaved & good. Simon nearly 3 & George nearly 2, both in white. Gwen & Mr John Digby came later teller of stories, some vy ancient. Ham, Mr Rooth & Shakespear to Dorchester golf, boys hunted. Darling Roy came in time for dinner. Vy bright & cheery, Auction Bridge after.

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after rest. H, Mr R & Mr S. for walk . Roy & Tabs & after Roy & Mrs Rooth for walk. Delightful evg. Auction Bridge, H, Roy, Gareth & Mr R, & Mrs Rooth sang all the evg. Bed 10.45. Very happy day.

Thursday 26 December Awful gale early morg. Woke me, felt as if it must blow window in. Dear letters from all the family several fr. dear Edgar & Midge. Poured all day nearly. Got a walk 3 times round Cypress Walk. All tenants children & many mothers came to tea & tree. H. & party unable to shoot. Roy left by 5 train, goes to Lewisohns tomorrow at Sandwich. Played Bridge evg with Ham, Gareth & Mr Rooth.

Friday 27 December Another dark morg. Many letters. Beatrice Rooth, Dorothy S. & self lunched at Castle, only Fitz, Mr John Digby & Gwen, Vy enjoyable & good stories!!! Saw pictures & furniture, great improvements at castle. V. pleasant evg. Miss Laws came to stay & they all danced before & after dinner dining room. Danced with Claud but felt giddy, did not venture with Mr R! Saturday 28 December Leave Leweston by 11.33 going thro’ no change to darling Maud Balcombe. Traveled with Mrs Beatrice Rooth, little John & Mad’lle to Waterloo. Maid Beatrice Street managed v. nicely & saw me off at Victoria Sta. by 4.30, tiring wait. Housemaid 5, footman 3, chauffeur 2, cart 1. Briscoe 5, Presents16/-, Porter 2/-. Cab 2/6. Found all well at Balcombe. Little Oliver & Nurse Duffett. Oliver looks better. Went to bed after tea. Slept well.

Sunday 29 December Good night & first sunny morg. Went with Darling in motor with 3 chicks, Mr Marriott & Nurse to Brighton. Mr M, Maud & self to High Church, 2/6, but do not like service as much as at Balcombe. Lovely singing, Nazareth. Walked after lunch with Nrrse & Oliver. Maud & Lennie fairly well.

Monday 30 December Lovely morg. Walked with Maud morg. garden saw butterfly Painted Lady. Afternoon with Maud, Linley & Anne to Mrs Stevenson Clark’s for large children’s party. Conjuror & Tree. Lady B. Newson & Lady Blandford there. Mrs Worsley & pretty Joyce Kerr also. Quiet evg. Mr M, Maud & self played Coon Can. M won by 4.

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Tuesday 31 December Dull & cold, rain. To Miss Lee’s charming house with Mr M. & Maud.

Frost at Nymans. All at luncheon, no response to our good wishes! A funeral party seemingly. Large party to dine Balcombe. Booths & Oxleys & children, dances after, dear Oliver & Mad’lle down. 2 round tables for children who were in fancy dress. Very happy day & evg. Late to bed.

Roy came down in time for tea, was vy amusing at dinner.

1912. Private Ac’t.

January B. Ayres Gt. Southern 7.10. 8 B.A. Western 4. 5. 2 Cent. Argentine Rly 1.17. 8 B.A.Pacific 4.13. 5 Rio Janiero Trams 4.14. 2 City B. Ayres 5% new 9. 8. 4 Japan 4½ % 4. 4. 9 New York Central 1. 4. 3 Mexican Lt & Power 9.12. 6 January £ 49. 8. 7 February B.A.Pacific 13. 2 Chinese (illeg) Rly 2. 7. 1 Robinson Gold 8.16. 7 Great Eastern Rly 4. 4. 9 Gt Northern Rly U.S.A. 3. 7. 6 City B.A.Trams 9. 5 Hull & Barnsley 7.10. 8 Midland Rly 10. 1. 0 February £37.10.2 March Furniss Rly Cuban Chinese 4 ½ % Waihi Gold P. & O. St. Ship Japan 5% Sons of Gualia Interest on deposit

18.10 12. 2. 2 2. 2. 4 3.16. 0 4.18.11 2. 7. 1 5.10 1. 2. 1 66

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Glasgow S.W. March

2.19. 4 £30.11. 9

April Lloyd Brazilia Cordoba Central Rly New York River B.A. Gt Southern Rly B.A. Great Western Cent. Arg. Rly April

2. 7. 1 1.17. 8 1. 4. 3 30. 1. 9 2. 5. 2 20. 1. 2 £57.17. 1

May B.A. Pacific New York Telephone B.A. Trams Gt. Northern pref N.S. May

13. 2 8. 9. 6 9. 5 3. 7. 6 £12.17. 7

June Cent Argt.

Waihi Gold Nat Rly Mexico Interest deposit Sons of Gualia June

11. 1 3.16. 0 4. 6. 0 6. 8 4. 8 £ 11. 5. 1

(Page inserted on Balcombe House notepaper) Private Continued.

July 1912 £ s d City B.A. 5% 9. 8. 4 Cent Argt. Rly 1.17. 8 B.A. Pacific Rly 4.13. 5 B.A. Gt. Southern Rly 7.10. 8 B.A. Western Rly 4. 5. 2 B.A. Pacific Rly 1. 9. 0 Japan 4% 1.17. 8 Rio Janiero Trams 4.14. 2 Japan 4½ 4. 4. 9 New York Cent 1. 4. 3 Mexican Lt & Power 9.12. 6 July £ 50.17. 7 67

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August B.A. Pacific Chinese Gt Eastern August

13. 2 2. 7. 1 1. 3. 6 £ 4. 3. 9

December 1912 Coupé Cy Nat. Rly Mexico Dec 1912

£ s d 6.16. 6 4. 6. 8 £ 11. 3. 2

Trust account 1912 On deposit January 1912 £200 Balance from 1911 £84.9.8 January Antofagasta 6.11.10 Cent Uraguay 23.10.10 Argentine Gt Western 18.16. 8 Local Loans 5. 5 January £49. 5. 3 February Peebles Sons Gt. Western Brazil February

23. 6. 1 28. 5. 0 £51.11.1

March Cordoba & Rosario

18.16. 8

April Brit. North Atlantic Ilinois Central April

21. 3. 9 19. 5. 6 £40. 8. 9

May/June Canadian Pacific Lehigh & Varley June

23.10.10 21.13. 1 £45. 3.11

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July Cent. Uraguay Antofagasta Argt. Gt Western Local Loans July

23.10.10 6.11.10 18.16. 8 5. 5 £49. 4. 9

August Gt. Western Brazil Peebles August

28. 5. 0 23. 6. 1 £51.11. 1

Trust account continued Sep Cordoba Rly

18.16. 8

Oct Brit. North Atlantic Local Loans Illinois Central Oct

21. 3. 9 5. 5 19. 5. 6 £40.14. 8

Nov nil Dec 1912 Canadian Pacific Lehigh Valley Dec 1912

23.10.10 21.13. 2 £45. 4. 0

Dearest’s account 1912 Balance from 1911 Jan Cent. Argentine Rly B.A.Gt Southern Canadian Pacific Argentine Government State of San Paulo Minniapolis SS Marie Mexican 5% Ex

£66. 9. 3

10. 7. 2 5.13. 0 13.15. 9 9. 8. 4 9. 8. 4 7.15. 4 2. 7. 1 69

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B. Ayres Water Grand Trunk Rly Cent Pacific Rly January

7. 1. 3 13. 2 3.17. 0 £70.16. 5

February London County & Westminster Bk 12. 0. 1 March Mexican (illeg) Northern Pacific Girard (illeg) Co Northern Pacific March

4. 4. 9 1.18. 6 11.11. 0 1.18. 6 £19.12. 9

April Bahia Blanca 10.18.6 Mexican Ex 3. 7. 1 Chinese 5% 4.14. 2 Gt Trunk Rly County 13. 2 April £18.12.11 May Baltic Mer Ship’g

£8. 9. 6

Dearest’s ac’t continued June Leopoldina Rly 7.18. 2 Baltimore & Ohio Rly 3. 7. 5 Northern Pacific Rly 3.17. 0 June £15. 2. 7 July Mexicans Argentine B.A. Gt. Southern Cent. Argt. Rly B.A.Water State San Paulo SS Atlantic Canadian Pacific Rly

2. 7. 1 9.18. 4 5.13. 0 10. 7. 2 7. 1. 3 7. 1. 3 7.15. 5 13.15. 9 70

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(illeg illeg) Canadian Pacific Rly July

13. 2 3.17. 0 £67.19. 5

Aug Lon. Cty Westminster Bk 12. 3. 1 Sep Cuban Ports 5% Mexican International Gorand Trust Northern Pacific Sept

4.16. 9 4. 4. 9 11.11. 3 3.17. 2 £24. 9.11

Oct Bahia B. & N.W. Rly 10.18. 6 Chinese 5% 4.14. 2 Mexican 5% 2. 7. 1 Gd Trunk Rly 13. 2 Oct £18.12.11 November Baltic Mercantile Ship’g

8. 9. 6

Lin’s £232.18. 8.

Only £8. 2. 2 pd into my account as pd £22 B.A. Gt. Southern call & overdrew Ex. Account.

San Paolo £100 to be reinvested 1st Jan 1912 To be reinvested £130 capital.

Invested 1912 2nd March. £20 to Glyn Mills Currie & Co for 2 £10 Ex shs 1914 B.A.Western 4th June. £25 allotment of 5 £10 4½ pref shrs Cent Arg Rly 10th April. £50 Allotment of £250 B.A. Pacific Rly 5% deb 1912 (£25 already paid) Received Trust J. 49. 5. 3 F. 32.11.1 M. 8.16. 8

Private 49. 8. 7 37.10. 3 30. 1. 9

1912

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A. 40. 8. 9 M. J. 45. 3.11 J 49. 4. 9 A. 51.11. 1 S. 18.16. 8 O. 40.14. 8 N. D. 45.14.0 £410.16.10

57.17. 1 12.19. 7 11. 5. 1 50.17. 7 24.18. 3 31.13. 1 71.12. 6 24.11. 4 11. 3. 2 £413.18. 8

Together £859.10.1 Dearest’s account January 6.19. 5 Feby 12. 0. 1 March 19.12.9 April 18.13.11 May 8. 9. 6 June 15. 2. 7 July 67.19. 5 August 12.13. 1 Sep 24. 9.11 Oct 8. 2. 2 Nov 8. 9. 6 Dec 7. 4. 8 £270.16. 0 Dearest’s Total 1912 Invested 1912 January. Bought thro’ bank £100 B.A.Pacific Ord. Paid £100.18.6 March Paid £30 on 2 £10 shrs allotted in B.A.Western Rly Ex. 1915 April 10th. £50 on £250 allotted B.A.Pacific 5% Debs issued at £105 March 30th £25 on application for above £250 B.A.Pacific making up to date £75 pd.

April 1st £33 Buenos Ayres see Executors Pass Book?

July 1st £22 being call of £2 per share on 11 allotted shs in Buenos Ayres Gt S. Rly. Pd. Bought July 1912 only re-invested £100 Bolivar 6% at £104 with com. £105.6.6 this L.C.W. Bank Bought July 1912 re-invested fr. paid off Dearest’s Estate £200 in Chilean 5% Ports at £102, total £202.11.

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On Sept 30th Final call of £2 per share on this 4% Ex Srs 1914 Buenos Ayres Gt Southern Rly on 11 shres £22 pd by London County West.

Bank. £110 in all now paid, being 11 £10 shrs.

Invested 1912 Buenos Ayres Western allotted one £10 share 4% Extention 1912, gave this to the Bank to be paid in full if possible Nov 7th Thursday.

Also bought 10 shs Union Pacific Coms R. Rd at 173 with com etc £353.5.6. 5th Nov 1912 by dear Roy’s advice, this Byng Foley & Co Stock & Share brokers, 4 Tokenhouse buildings.

1909 Received fr. Trust 1909 413. 5. 8 Private 443. 9. 3 Lennie made me £52 of this.

Total 1909 £856.14.11 1910 Trust 410.13. 1 Private 388.10. 6 799. 0. 0 250. 0. 0 Lennie gave me £250 Total 1910 £1049. 3. 7 1911 Trust Private Total 1911

411. 4. 0 402.17. 2 £814. 1. 2

Lennie gave me £400 invested in City of Buenos Ayres 5% Bonds 1911 February.

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