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21 November 1899 — Ca’ Capello, Venice | |
Tuesday. 21st [November 1899]. Lovely cold weather. Spent some time in the kitchen sorting out some of the great copper vessels wh are what we had at Constantinople & which are no use to me now. Wrote letters. Telegram in the Gazetta announces Lady Salisbury’s death. A letter from Nellie Alderson I found here on Sunday said she was better—but Sophy Palmer wrote on arriving in England that she was dying– She is an immense loss to her family. Altho’ a queer temper she was devoted to her own family & made Hatfield their home & that of their children. Poor Lord Salisbury is doubly to be pitied having besides his sorrow all the weight of the Transvaal War on his hands—& the visit of the Emperor & Empress of Germany who are now at Windsor. Mrs Browning came to lunch with me & left at 2.30. At 3 I went out in gondola & at 4 went to “Moses” to meet Mr Woods & to show him the Candlesticks. He admired them greatly & ordered them to be sent to the church to try how they would look. After that we went to Moses garden to look at a stone altar back—& then we walked to the Zattere where I had sent my gondola to wait for me. As we went Mr Woods spoke of the bell & said the Committee did not wish to do anything aggressive to the R.C.’s here & so he demurred abt the bell. I told him I could not see how one small bell cd hurt the people but that now the bell was given by the Empress we were bound to put it up & if we were not allowed by the authorities to ring it we might resign ourselves & that I did not believe people were so illiberal here. So he agrees to put up the bell & I begged him to keep my name out of the affair as I am not on the Committee & was only H.M.’s messenger about it. I got home at 5 & had tea. Abt 6 Idita Bentivoglio came & also Iduna Belmondo. Dined at 8. Patience. | |
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