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19 May 1898 — 3 Savile Row | |
Thursday. 19th May [1898]. Arthur had a pretty good night & was wheeled into the drawing room as usual abt 10. We left him quiet most of the morning & I sat downstairs in the dining room (now my sitting room) & did some spangle work for Blanche’s G.H. Industry. Mildred called but did not see her father. It was very cold & poured all day long sleeted & hailed now & then. Sat downstairs all the afternoon till tea when I went up to the drawing room & had tea with Arthur. Mr Bond came to see him abt 3.50 & was satisfied with him. After tea he was wheeled away into his bedroom & there remained. Col. Mansell Pleydell came to see him & he was pleased to see him & quite collected & able to talk to him. Nellie & I dined in the studio & then sat by the fire in the sitting room till 10 when she went off to Half Moon Street to sleep & I to bed. Today Mr Gladstone died & all the papers are full of the most minute details & regrets for him. I cannot say that I share them—tho’ I sympathise with his poor old wife & his family. He did Henry so much harm & was so unpatriotic that I think his life was more to be regretted than his death, tho’ he has long been harmless. One hopes that one now has heard the last of his tiresome family who have tried to live in a semiroyal state—with their comings & goings to “the Castle” chronicled. Probably it is more the fault of the newsmongers than theirs—but it was rather ridiculous. A gentleman from the Press Association tried to force his way in here today to get news of Arthur’s illness. I wd not see him & Nellie managed to get rid of him politely. | |
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