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8 March 1906 — En route to Venice | |
Thursday. 8th [March 1906]. Here I am on board the P&O “Mongolia” on the homeward journey. I have a good cabin on the spar-deck—cool side of the ship & this is my abode for the next 6 days when we are due at Aden. Baker shares the cabin with me. In the morning I went directly after breakfast with Sir Allan Perry to clinch my bargain about the fancy stones– Also to Cooks to get my tickets & Nela’s for Australia. After this I returned to the hotel & read a novel with an interval for lunch when at 4.30 I left for the jetty to come on board. Sir Allan met me & take leave. He tells me that poor Miss Franks confided to him after I left them last night that she was engaged to be married to a man at Colombo—& was in hopes of going on with him to be married in England. On arriving at Colombo yesterday from Australia she learnt that the man has eloped with a married woman! She must be a brave little woman to have been able to talk & sing to us as she did. On the jetty Sir Allan told me he had just heard that the man has left the lady & the latter has returned to her parents! What will come out of it all? I found Mr & Lady Anne Murray on the Mongolia & also Lady Canteloupe & her husband Col. Geoffreys . Got my chair put near theirs. Sat opposite the Murrays at dinner. Went to my berth very early being tired & hot. | |
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