Yrs.
G.
_From the Diary of Godfrey Mellor_
_Tuesday, June_ 27_th._ London.
Housman has asked me to go to Oakley next Saturday. He has asked A.
also.
_Wednesday, June_ 28_th._ London.
Dined with A. and his sister. A. said he would be unable to go to Oakley
next week. He had some people staying with him.
_Thursday, June_ 29_th._ London.
Dined with Aunt Ruth. Apparently Gertrude is still annoyed at the Caryls
having got Copenhagen. She complains of this weekly.
_Friday, June_ 30_th._ London.
Solway is staying the night with me, his concert is to-morrow afternoon.
_Saturday, July_ 1_st_. London.
Went with Mrs Housman to Solway's concert in the afternoon, and she
drove me down to Hendon afterwards in her motor. Mrs Housman is going
to spend the summer in Ireland.
_Sunday, July_ 2_nd. Oakley (near Hendon)_.
Mrs Fairburn and Carrington-Smith are staying here. Mrs Housman leaves
to-morrow for Ireland.
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_Saturday, October_ 28_th. London, Gray's Inn_.
Mrs Housman returns from Ireland to-day. She spends Sunday in London,
and goes to Oakley, near Hendon, on Wednesday. I have not heard one word
from Mrs Housman since her long absence in Ireland.
_Sunday, October_ 29_th._
Went to see Mrs Housman in the afternoon. Ireland has done her a great
deal of good, and she looks quite refreshed and rested.
She asked after A. I told her he was due to arrive from Scotland
to-morrow, and that we expected him at the office. She asked me if I was
going to stay with Lady Jarvis next Saturday. She said we would meet
there. She said nothing about her plans for the future.
_Monday, October_ 30_th._
A. has arrived from Scotland, and Cunninghame from Copenhagen, where he
has been staying for the last three months with his cousin. I called on
Lady Jarvis. She told me she thought Mrs Housman would not remain long
in England. She might go to Italy again.
_Tuesday, October_ 31_st_.
A. is going to Rosedale on Saturday.
_Wednesday, November_ 1_st_.
Dined with A. and Cunninghame. We went to a music hall after dinner.
_Thursday, November_ 2_nd_.
Cunninghame and I went to Aunt Ruth's after dinner. When Cunninghame
said he had been at Copenhagen, Aunt Ruth said that she knew, of course,
Caryl was a brilliant diplomatist, but that Edmund Anstruther ought to
have had the post. Uncle Arthur said: "What, Edmund? Copenhagen? He
would have got us into war with the Danes."
_Friday, November_ 3_rd_.
Dined alone with A. He asked after Mrs Housman's health.
_Saturday, November_ 4_th. Rosedale_.
A.. Cunninghame, myself, and Mrs Vaughan are here. The Housmans were
unable to come at the last moment.
_Monday, November_ 6_th._
Housman asked me to go to Oakley on Saturday, November 25th. Mrs
Housman has gone to Folkestone for a fortnight to stay with Miss
Housman. Cunninghame says that Housman and his sister have quarrelled,
and that she no longer goes to the house.
_Saturday, November_ 25_th. Oakley_.
Lady Jarvis, A. and Carrington-Smith are staying here. Cunninghame comes
down to-morrow for the day. Housman was obliged to go to Paris on
urgent business for a few days.
_Sunday, November_ 26_th._
Cunninghame and Carrington-Smith played golf. I went for a walk with
Lady Jarvis.
_Monday, November_ 27_th._
Dined with A. and went to the play, a farce. A. enjoyed it immensely. I
have written to Aunt Ruth to tell her I shall not be able to go there
this year. I shall remain in London, as Riley wishes to spend Christmas
with me.
_Tuesday, November_ 28_th._
Dined with Lady Jarvis. Mrs Housman has gone back to Folkestone. She
stays there till Christmas, then she returns to London.
A. is going abroad for Christmas.
_Wednesday, December_ 20_th._
A. goes to Paris to-morrow night. Cunninghame is going to spend
Christmas with the Housmans at Oakley.
_Letter from Guy Cunninghame to Mrs Caryl_
HALKIN STREET,
_Friday, December_ 22_nd_.