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Our carriage was announced, and we took leave, a 

 shorter way through the park being pointed out. Got 

 back to Oxford just in time to take leave of H. (her 

 husband out) and take a fly to train, and so to Lon- 

 don ; separated from the Hookers, who had to take a 

 slip car, to be dropped at Reading. We went straight 

 to Paddington without stop, and thence in a cab to the 

 Deanery, where our dear good friends awaited us. 



Saturday afternoon, we were all going with the 

 Churches to the Archbishop of Canterbury's garden 

 party at Lambeth Palace, when, at breakfast, Mrs. C. 

 got an invitation from Mrs. Gladstone to hers, at 

 Dollys Hill, up near Harrow, and the question of 

 dividing forces came up. It was settled, as I wished, 

 by Mrs. C., Fred, and I going by underground to the 

 Gladstones, while J. and the Misses C. went by car- 

 riage to Lambeth. Mrs. Gladstone sent her carriage 

 down to the station, a mile off, which took us up to a 

 pleasant country house, which some one (I think Lord 

 Aberdeen) has lent to the G. O. M. It was all lucky 

 for me. At Oxford, Bryce had asked me to his din- 

 ner for July 6, where he said Gladstone wanted to 

 meet me, and our engagements here made that impos- 

 sible. At the garden party, while we were there, the 

 people were few and a good chance to talk. Mrs. 

 Gladstone was most gracious. Gladstone said he was 

 very glad to see me in the flesh, and we had pleas- 

 ant talk, of nothing in particular. Lord Granville 

 sought an introduction, asked Lowell, who was there, 

 to introduce him, and then introduced his brother, 

 Lord Leveson Gower, and afterward his son. Then 

 I was put at the tea-table at the side of Miss Glad- 

 stone, the principal of Newnham College at Cam- 

 bridge, a most bright and pleasant person ; and after 



