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31 May 1898 — 3 Savile Row | |
Tuesday. 31st May [1898]. I went off as soon as I was dressed in a hansom cab to Park Crescent to meet Maria’s Dr at 10 o’clock. He is a Dr Sibley & quite a young man a friend of Dr Prendergast’s who recommended him to Maria. She was in bed as he desired to see her before she dressed. He did not offer any new advice but highly approved of her having a maid to take under charge of her especially at night. I saw him alone afterwards & he said nothing particular except that she ought to get as much fresh air as she could with the smallest amount of fatigue & he prefers her sitting out on the balcony on fine days. I went home by abt 11.15. Found Arthur not quite so well today. We lunched on the stairs. While we were at lunch Lord Rowton called to enquire after Arthur & saw Nelly. At 3 the Wimborne carriage called for me & took me up to Marias & we went for a drive accompanied by Nela– There was a thunderstorm before we started but it cleared—till 4 when it began to rain again so I got them to drop me at home & then Maria & Nela went home. Bond came abt 5 & gave Arthur his bath & had tea with Nelly & me. As Mrs Jellico did not come to play bésique with Arthur I played one game with him & then one with Nellie which he superintended. This brought us to abt 7 o’clock when I had to go & dress as I had to dine with Mr & Mrs Borwick (of the baking powder) at 16 Berkeley Sqr. I met there Luke Fildes RA & his wife who is sister to our Mr Woods at Venice. Mr Borwick took me to dinner & a Mr Lewis Palmer (brother of Huntly & Palmer) sat on my right. After dinner I sat & talked to Mrs Fildes & Mrs Borwick & Mr Telling who said he was a Naturalist & a friend of my brother in law Edgar Layard. There was a D. Stoke an Irishman who had been with Lady Strangford in the Russo Turkish war & who said he had one evening arrived dressed as a Turkish soldier at the Embassy while I was giving a party at Therapia. He brought despatches for Henry who at first took him for a Turk & called for an interpreter—till Stoke said “I think Sir I can speak English or at least Irish.” | |
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