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15 May 1899 — Budleigh Salterton | |
Monday. 15th [May 1899]. Bade Edgar good bye after 8 o’cl breakfast. He said he should never see me again but I promised to come again soon to see him. The Dr thinks he may last on some little time. I fear he may. He has still much strength but he loathes food & has a sort of want of self controul wh is very trying to see. He is very proud of his son & told me how handsome he thought him as he stood by his bed—that he knew he was queer but that he was a gentleman every inch of him. His devotion to him is touching for Leo is anything but attractive to others. Leo accompanied me to the station & I left by the 9.15 train. Changed trains at Sidmouth Junction & got into the London express. At Sherborne a lady got into the same compartment. At Salisbury we each of us got a luncheon basket—& then we began to talk. She was a young woman a widow with 2 girls. She said she lived near Evercreech & told me all abt her children, house &c & became quite communicative before we got to Waterloo where we parted & I returned to Savile Row. Found there a letter from Dr Burton to say Sir F. Laking had told him that the medical certificate asked for at the Chamberlain’s office from those to asked for the Entrée was that the applicant was so delicate that to stand would be injurious to her. Now seeing I am perfectly well he refuses to give me this certificate & he is right so I give up going to the Drawing Room tomorrow as I do not choose to go to the general gates after all my married life having had the Entrée. The Entrée is the permission to enter the Palace by a private door & being allowed to pass before the Queen directly after the Corps diplomatique & the Queen being so old & infirm generally retires after the Entrée has passed & leaves one of the Princesses to receive the rest. I arrived at home at 3 very tired & rested in my room till 5 when young Mr Arthur Glyn came to tea & Nellie joined us. Mary came also from Hatfield where she had been spending the Sunday with her brother. I took Mary to dine with the Merthyr Guests who have a house for the season 16 Gros. Crescent. Met a Mrs Holdford & her daughter, Dr Bond & Louis & Dacre Du Cane. | |
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