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once. Mahaffy also said that when Archbishop Trench, 

 who was a man exceedingly mindful of the proprieties of 

 life, arrived in Dublin he assured Mahaffy that he in 

 tended to follow in all things the example of his eminent 

 predecessor, whereupon Mahaffy answered, Should your 

 Grace do so, you will in summer frequently sit in your 

 shirt sleeves on the chains in front of your palace, swing 

 ing to and fro, and smoking a long pipe. 



Some one capped this with a story that, on a visitor 

 once telling Whately how a friend of his in a remote part 

 of Ireland had such confidence in the people about him 

 that he never locked his doors, the archbishop quietly 

 replied, &quot;Some fine morning, when your friend wakes, 

 he will find that he is the only spoon left in the house.&quot; 



December 7. 



For several days visiting attractive places in London. 

 Of most interest to me were talks with Lecky, the his 

 torian. He especially lamented Goldwin Smith s expatri 

 ation, and referred to his admirable style, though regret 

 ting his lack of continuity in historical work. Though an 

 Irishman devoted most heartily to Ireland, Lecky thought 

 Gladstone s home rule policy suicidal. On my telling 

 him of Oscar Browning s study of Louis XVI s flight to 

 Varennes, he stood up for Carlyle s general accuracy. 

 He liked Sir Henry Maine s book, but was surprised at 

 so much praise for &quot;The Federalist,&quot; since he thought 

 Story s &quot;Commentaries&quot; much better. He thought Dra 

 per s &quot;History of the Intellectual Development of Eu 

 rope&quot; showed too much fondness for very large gener 

 alizations. He liked Hildreth s &quot;History of the United 

 States&quot; better than Bancroft s, and I argued against 

 this view. He praised Buckle s style, and when I asked 

 him regarding his own &quot;Eighteenth Century,&quot; he said 

 it was to be longer than he had expected. As to his 

 &quot;European Morals,&quot; he said that it must be recast be 

 fore it could be continued. Eeturning to the subject of 

 home rule in Ireland, he said it was sure to lead to 



