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3rd June. — Went to Bath, Smith's lodgings, St. 

 James's Square ; very comfortable ; nice people ; 

 awfully hot. 



7th. — Went to London for Military Tournament ; 

 dined at Rutland House, and back to Bath. Lunched 

 with Charlie at Regent's Park Barracks. 



17th. — Had lunch with Clutterbuck at Combe 

 Royal, and went to see Bath Harriers. 



23rd. — Went to Badminton with Clutterbuck to 

 see hounds ; lunch at Portcullis. Duke had gone to 

 London. 



On 25th went to Beenham. On arriving at 

 Aldermaston there was a gentleman's omnibus at the 

 station. The porter put our luggage on the top, in 

 we jumped and drove off, passed the turn of the road 

 that goes to Beenham, asked the coachman where he 

 was going, and he said to Captain Darby Griffith's. 

 We said we wanted to go to Beenham. Luckily it 

 was not far, so he took us to Warino-'s house. I 

 gave the coachman my card, and told him to 

 tell Captain Darby Griffith, who was an old 

 friend, 



26th. — Royal Review took place at Aldershot. 

 Waring would not go, but he lent us his brougham to 

 drive in to Reading. The Carabineers were quartered 

 there. We went to lunch with Major Sprot. After 

 lunch Mrs. Sprot took us to the review, and we sat 

 on the Carabineers' coach and had capital places. 

 Colonel Calvert, M.F.H. (Crawley and Horsham), 

 was in the next carriage. After the review we had 

 to walk right across the ground to get to Sprot's 



