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a good joke which came off to-day. Sir ' Gorgias ' 

 told the Canon he had bought a second-hand book 

 which he thought Dr. Taylor might find interesting. 



The Canon asked what the book was, and the 

 Knight replied it was by a man called Locke, and 

 was all about the Human Understanding. 



February 2. 



Char., Mytsie, and maid arrived ; they had a per- 

 fectly frightful passage. All passengers shut down 

 for two days, crockery broken, &c. 



S presented a large wedding cake for the 



Sunday tea of the Inner Brotherhood. 



February 5. 



Poor little Mytsie ! It is a cruel pity to see what 

 a wreck she is. ... A sense of duty is her ruling 

 passion. 



This morning, for instance, she made me promise 

 not to work for more than two hours while she went 

 down to the garden. When the time was up I went 

 to join her, but half way down I met her slowly 

 creeping up lest I should have failed to notice the 

 time. Now that means more to her than miles of 

 walking to you or me. I wonder how the Dean is 

 getting on. 1 



February 11. 



This is the joyful day. 2 Your telegram was 

 handed to me at lunch, so all the Inner Brotherhood 

 had the benefit. The Canon said you ought to have 

 used the comparative degree, so as to leave me an 

 opportunity of returning the superlative. 



1 Dr. Paget had been very ill. 3 His wedding-day. 



