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29 March 1882 — 3 Savile Row | |
Wednesday. 29th March [1882]. Merthyr appeared at our breakfast & sat with us but said he wd breakfast with Monty. However he went off to some business & had none– Augustus Alderson came up from Roehampton where he is staying & I persuaded him to come & stop with us & we sent for his things to Roeton. Merthyr came in again at 12 and he & I went to Blanche’s in a hansom. After paying her a visit we went on & paid Susan Hambro a visit & then set off home– In Regent St we passed Ian Hamilton so Merthyr stopped our hansom & got out & stood talking a long time. We got home just in time for our luncheon & found Maria had arrived to luncheon also & at 2 Mr Burton came & took Henry out with him. I took Maria out shopping in the brougham & we returned here for tea at ¼ to 5. We found Mama & Gus there– Arthur came later to take farewell of us all before starting for America. Blanche came & brought Olwen & Irene to tea. Mr Smijth also came. Henry came in saying he was not feeling well & went up to his own room– When I went up to dress for dinner I found he had a shivering fit & felt so unwell that I sent a note to Lady Ashburnham with whom we were to dine that Henry could not come & that I wd go alone. Henry went to bed when I went to dinner at 30 Dover St. There was a large party—Lady Stanley (Dow.) of Alderley, Ld & Lady G. Campbell, Lord & Lady Balfour, Mr & Ly Mary Egerton &c &c Mr Ashburnham took me to dinner & I sat next our old friend John Ashburnham. I had a long talk with Lady Stanley after dinner & she told me about her work in establishing high schools—she talked about the Italians & quoted many Italian sayings speaking it beautifully. I went on early to Lady Salisbury’s eveng party & stayed as short a time as I cd after speaking to the host & hostess. Lady S. asked after Gus our nephew & said she was sure he wd do nothing at Manitoba & turn up again ruined in 2 years– Nous verrons. I gave Ld S. a message from Henry to say he was sorry not to have found him at home when he had called on several occasions in the morng. He answered me very stiffly that he was occupied with a commission of a morning wh took up all his time. He asked if Henry still kept up with Consple. I said he corresponded with friends there but there seemed nothing very pleasant to hear from there. I then made my way down stairs & sat in the hall with Lady E. Biddulph waiting for our carriages. She was very amusing & declared that the Conservatives were of quite a different type to the Liberals & she must go on to the Granvilles she cd not stand too much of the Conservatives. I hurried home to see after Henry whom I found a little better. | |
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