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1 February 1900 — 3 Savile Row | |
Thursday. 1st February [1900]. After breakfasting in bed at 8 A.M. I read the papers & then dressed by 10.30 & then saw Arthur Du Cane & asked him to see a Mr Gordon who is a householder at Madeira & find out from him who the Drings are & to get some information as to the climate & living there. Ola also came in to talk to me about their money affairs & was very low about it & I fear she herself is overworking herself & will break down. I tried to comfort her and then had to rush off as I got a telegram from Dr Hyslop appointing to see me at Bethlem Hospital before 12 oclock. Arthur Du Cane went in a hansom with me as far as Waterloo Bridge & I told him about Ola’s troubles & then went on to see Dr Hyslop. I found Bethlem was a fine place with a dome over it & a gravel sweep up to the door. Dr Hyslop saw me at once & I unfolded my budget to him how I thought we must send Miss Faithful to the hotel at Madeira to report on the houses offered then to the Committee & in fact get rid of the Dring element altogether—& I begged him to consider it all before tomorrow’s committee meeting. I got home soon after 12 & then went off to see Mrs Rate who had written to beg me to come & I fancied she wanted something particular. However it turned out that she only wanted to bid me good bye as she is going to Torquay for a change. It was rather provoking but I was glad to see her & then went back home to luncheon at 1.30. I found Monty Alderson had arrived & he lunched with Nelly & me & then went off to Hatfield. Alice Murray came to call. I had not seen her for some time. At 4.30 Miss Faithfull came to see me & we went in a hansom together to call on the Dss of St Albans but did not find her at home so I returned home by 5 & found Arthur DC there to report the result of his investigations is that Mr Dring keeps a drinking shop—that difficulties of servants, provisions, water, wages &c are insurmountable in a private house & we are recommended to try & get Reid’s hotel to establish ourselves in– Also that the climate is not to good as one might imagine this very perplexing. Nela Du Cane came to tea & Hallam Murray looked in for a short time. Then I ascertained by telephone that Adeline Bedford was at home & walked up to see her accompanied by Arthur Du Cane who left me at her door. We talked of his family affairs en route & I cheered him as much as I could. I sat an hour with Addie & we fully discussed Madeira scheme. Agreed the Drings must no longer be thought of & we must get Miss Faithful & Capt. Hyslop to go off & report on arrival there. I came home to dinner at 8. Mr Phipps dined with Nelly & me & I asked him if he wd be secy to the Committee should we want one & our present one retires—wh he consents to do– Then at 11 came to bed. Wrote a letter to Fannie Browning in answer to one from her saying she thinks of taking a lodging in Venice & settling down alone. I carefully try to hint I hope she will not do so till later on—& now I must go to sleep– | |
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