Thursday March 25th
I am up against a stone wall, the first I have encountered in my year of office. Yesterday about 6, as far as I can make out, certain people came down from a Concert of the Glee Soc. and had … Continue reading
I am up against a stone wall, the first I have encountered in my year of office. Yesterday about 6, as far as I can make out, certain people came down from a Concert of the Glee Soc. and had … Continue reading
An even bleaker day. Barrington-Ward retired ‘out-of-school’ this morning apparently with ‘flu. Our patients are better; Hodgson, Shore and Smurthwaite went out today and came down Hall for lunch and tea. We all but finished ‘The Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in … Continue reading
‘The School is completely decimated scarcely a man remaining’ to quote a pleasing misuse of words. In 9 years’ experience I never remember so few people in Abbey as there were this morning. While saying the long Creed one could … Continue reading
Oh! Thou bloudie man! I am fairly ‘steepled in gore’ today owing to the ruthless slaughter of three children, Collier, Radford and Shore. I was again very nervous, I can’t imagine why, but I managed to control my voice. Whitmore … Continue reading
By a superhuman effort I managed to be first down this morning and proceeded in to Breakfast. Said my first grace and did not, I fear, take Reed’s very characteristic advice when I asked him last term if there was … Continue reading