Last Wednesday we dined at the old Duchess of
Marlboroughs. The slavery to a constituency and the unhealthy life of
anM.
I felt it would havebeen brutal to interfere, the
thing was so gravely ridiculous. He had made up his mind for good and all uponthat
point.
It was onlythose who actually worked with him who
knew his quality.
I am, I suppose,among the very few who are friends
with both. I resigned the command of the Border Mounted Rifles in the
autumn.
Allthe same I would lock up the whole blooming lot!
There were four teams of eight men and an officer and N.
I could only just see what the first fence was like
bylooking close into it. We are, I believe,on the verge of very great
danger.
But thatsomething did not turn up, so he flung
himself into his Volunteer work. He adds Loyally, All the samehome here is
perfection. Gladstones HomeRule bill was, on its second reading, defeated by thirty
votes.
Sinclair told me that if I rode like that I should
break my neck!
I hope now we may consider thatGladstone has
finally given up the reins of Government. I resigned the command of the Border
Mounted Rifles in the autumn.
I hadjust taken off my coat when I met one of the
Plowdens. Charming man as he is, he has not thesame personal influence.
Shehad lived there for forty years, and it has been
a very happy gatheringplace for all of us.
He was at Cambridge with me, though mysenior, and
was a wonderful runner, especially for two miles.
Gladstones speeches, he having then taken up
thecause of Bulgaria. Thewinner turned out to be Burnaby, the second, who fell,
being Zobrowski.