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23 October 1909 — Ca’ Capello, Venice | |
Saturday. 23rd [October 1909]. Dr van Someren called in the morning to talk about a poor Swiss woman wh is in our hospital & has nowhere to go. The American Consul Mr Long brought a rich American lady Mrs Scott of Chicago to see these pictures so I spent some time in doing cicerone to them. Lady Barlow called—a pretty young woman whom I hear is a suffragette, & makes political speeches (a daughter of Lord Denman) but we kept off those subjects & got on well. I went in the afternoon to the Hospital & then to see the Genl de Horsey who told me he was going to give up his house here & only keep the one he has at Hyères—& would like to sell his books & furniture. He is nearly quite blind—has only one arm & is badly off & I think he is right to get rid of extra cares. We shall miss him here. He is also very acrilipe about his sister Lady Cardigan’s book—which she has just published—speaking ill of people whom she had known in former days. I told the Genl not to worry, it is a 9 days scandal & will soon be forgotten. I went on to enquire abt the Tracy girls who are now on the road to convalescence. Found that the old father had alarmed his family by going out for a walk & having managed to lose himself in the streets & was only brought home after 4 hours. His mind is failing him & he could not remember even his address—or that he had a card in his pocket with it on– I joined the Murrays at the Montalbas at tea. From there walked home. Hallam was not feeling well so I persuaded him to go to bed before dinner. | |
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