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14 January 1892 — Ca’ Capello, Venice | |
Thursday. 14th January [1892]. We got up at 7 & I & Ola had breakfast in our rooms & at 2.30 went off to S. Marks to see the Patriarch’s funeral. We went thro’ the Patriarch’s palace & finding Dr Agostini the Patriarch’s nephew he took us into the private gallery. The church was hung with black & full of clericals. Abt 9.30 the coffin was brought in carried by 10 priests by a side door from the Palace—the weather & very high tide preventing the procession round the cloisters. The gondoliers of the Venetian families with lighted torches made a line on each side of the nave. The officials sat within the choir. A good many high church dignitaries were present. The music was very bad—but well sung. Altogether it was not a very imposing sight. At abt 11.30 Ola & I returned home being very cold. Henry gave me news that the telegrams about the Duke of Clarence are very alarming. His temperature being up 107 Fahr: I fear very much for him. After lunch I went out with Henry in gondola to Stabto V. & Murano & from there walked, I to the Pension Suisse to see Mrs Burr. She was not in but returned just before Henry came to call for me & bring me home. Isabel Scobell came to play the guitar with Ola & remained to 5 o’cl tea. I read aloud to Henry from Marbot’s memoires & while reading Paolo brought in an Italian paper sent over by Malcolm which tells us that the poor Duke of Clarence is dead! We were thunderstruck & can even now hardly believe it. He was 28 only last Friday engaged to Princess Mary of Teck & has only been ill 3 or 4 days. It is a national calamity—& all the Empire will feel for the Queen & the family. Henry was to have taken Ola & Olga Montenegro to see Mignon & of course did not go– We dined at 8 & went early to bed– | |
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