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25 January 1882 — 3 Savile Row | |
Wednesday. 25th January [1882]. There was such a fog I had to have a lamp burning all the morning. Did accounts with Hill. Wrote several letters– Mr Elwin came to luncheon & he & Henry had a great deal of talk. He impressed on Henry the desirability of his writing his own early life & kept referring to the subject. I left them talking together when I went out at 3 & they were going together to the Exhibition of Watts’ pictures. I went to fetch Miss Annie Murray & we went together to St Paul’s. We were in good time & got places in the choir. On entering the beadle asked me if we came from the Lady Mayoress, & on being told we had our tickets from Canon L. he gave us very good seats. We had some time to wait—the organ playing divinely the while & the time seemed nothing. As soon as the Bishop of London, the clergy & choir had come in the orchestra in the middle of the church played the overture to St Paul led by Stoner & it was very fine especially when the organ joined in. Then we had the usual evening service. In the place of an anthem we had the greater part of Mendelssohn’s St Paul with orchestra & organ accompaniment. The boys’ voices were lovely & there was a very good tenor voice. The service lasted till past 6 & we got home abt 6.30. I rested till dinner time– We went to dine with Susan Hambro & Nety—& had a quiet evening talking & winding wool. The fog was very dense when we returned from St Paul’s & all the embankment was white with frost. The lions in Trafalgar Square looked very comical with their backs & heads powdered with frost. | |
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