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4 July 1894 — 1 Queen Anne Street | |
Wednesday. 4th July [1894]. In spite of the draught he had a bad night only sleeping a couple of hours. When Mr Herring came at 9 & said he found little change—I told him both Nurse & I saw it for the worse, & observed the last 2 days that his head was not as it ought to be– Mr Herring said he hoped it was merely the effect of the chloral—but when he came at 3 he looked more serious. This is the first day since his illness he has not asked for the newspapers. I was terribly anxious. Sir Henry Thompson came at 4.30 & ordered him to have champagne & Brandy essence alternately every hour– This we did till 8 when I went down to dinner with Nela– Mr Rate came after dinner to meet Mr Herring at 9 wh is his usual hour for coming to Henry. When Mr Herring came out of Henry’s room he told me that Henry was worse & that there is “no hope”– After the first shock for wh I was more or less prepared by my own observations I managed to pull myself together & putting on a dressing gown went to sit the night to help Nurse No 2 & Felicie my maid– He knew me & liked to hold my hand & twice raised my hand to his lips & tried to kiss it. But it was a terrible night so restless & his breathing terrible. At one time we called up Nurse No 1 but there was nothing to be done. Mr Rate went home for the night. I got a few snatches of sleep towards morning. Lady Henry Somerset came to see Henry abt 5 P.M. & I took her up to his room that she might look at him living a kind of instinct he would not live. Lady Somerset sent him from Aix les bains some pinks wh arrived abt the same time & which I put in his room. | |
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