Father and myself started off to catch the 9.20 and arriving at Victoria found it had been altered to 9.10. Consequently we got down to Oxted somewhat later than expected and only got in 9 holes before lunch. I was … Continue reading
. Almost for the first time since I’ve been at Westminster I had to run for Abbey but got in, in time. My fag Smurthwaite [was] among the number who received Maundy [money]. He came up to me this morning … Continue reading
‘Gunpowder treason and plot, I see no reason, why the gunpowder treason, Should ever be forgot’ ‘And I see no reason’ as Dr. Arnold remarked ‘why it should ever be remembered!’ Quite early in the term Hobson approached me as … Continue reading
Today feeling somewhat indigestible, so to say, I stayed out of school and neglected my duties for a day. Mrs Thresher this morning poured out her grievances to me ending with up with the meritable ‘they didn’t ought to do … Continue reading
A dull day nothing much happening. I took Aunt Daisy round the school after lunch and disturbed Etheridge who was having a quiet snooze in his Class-Room.
‘Life’ as Mr Kenneth Grahame remarks ‘may be said to consist of things which come off and the things that don’t come off!’ I paid three calls this afternoon and all were out, whereat I was much pleased. I came … Continue reading
This morning Barrington-Ward formally asked me to join those who are going to the Deanery. He went to see the Dean last night and talked over with him and he proposes to lecture to us on the early history of … Continue reading
Breakfast with Gow this morning, always a somewhat amusing performance. Eight of us went: myself, Hobson, Graham, Miles, Tomlinson, Sturgess, Gilmour and Pemberton. I sat next to Mrs Gow on her right and Hobson (to a small extent) and myself … Continue reading
After careful consideration of the Dearmer question Father, Hobson and myself determined to leave the matter for a week or so. Yesterday, the week having expired, I determined to tell Hodgson as Head of Hall the bald fact that henceforth … Continue reading
A Saint’s Day consequently somewhat of a rush to get into Abbey by 9. Gow preached on ‘These things I command unto you that ye love one another’ and told us about the work of the Mission and how it … Continue reading