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24 February 1885 — Canford Manor, nr. Wimborne, Dorset | |
Tuesday. 24th [February 1885]. Ivor went off to shoot ducks with Mr Harris, Lord Malmesbury’s heir at 9.30. Baker the woodman came up to the house to see me– He has been 37 years in the place. At 11 we went off to town arriving at Waterloo at 2.30. Home & had some lunch. Lady Gregory came just as we were finishing lunch. I went to see Blanche, took her some flowers from Canford, put them up for her & arranged her room. Mrs G. Forbes called while I was there– Came home to tea. Dined at the Misses Monks & met M & Mme Waddington, Mr John & Miss Annie Murray, Mr & Mrs Lecky, Mr Ford. Lecky took me to dinner & Mr Murray sat on my right. Lecky & I talked much of Carlyle & Mr Froude & he told me that he had once asked Boehm why, as he had done busts of so many celebrated men, he had never done Froudes—that Boehm had answered that never having made up his mind to whether Froude always had a smile or a sneer on his lips he thought it better to avoid doing his likeness. In the evening I had a long talk with Mr Waddington & he talked of the weakness of the vote of censure now being brought by the Conservatives against the Govt. He deplored Gladstones bad govt & said he could not understand his having gone to the theatre the night of the news of the Fall of Khartoum. He said that he was riding in the Park that morning & happened to meet Lord Dalhousie who said that they had long agreed to go to the play with Gladstone & they had sent to remind G of his promise. Waddington said he at once felt what a blunder it would be but being no business of his he made no remark. Waddington remarked to me that having been Prime Minister once himself he knew it was not the thing he wd have done. He said he had great faith in Goschen that altho’ he was not a man to create an enthusiastic following he thought people would think him, solid & sensible & he was likely to be able to form a party when Gladstone retired. I suggested that he was unstable but Waddington disagreed with me & said he was a philosopher & a thinker & a clever man. | |
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