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cessant. On February 21 he notes, " Opening 

 of Parliament. First I had (as almost every 

 day now) a County Council Committee, then I 

 went to the opening of Parliament and brought 

 in two Bills, one enabling local authorities to 

 establish a weekly half-holiday for shops, and the 

 other my Factory Acts Bill." In May he further 

 introduced a Bill to amend the Public Libraries 

 Act. On March 2 he notes again : " Have had a 

 heavy week of County Council Committees," and 

 yet again on the 12th of the month, " County 

 Council ... it is really taking an immense 

 amount of my time." These observations on 

 the part of a man to whom work was so welcome, 

 show how heavy the demands must have been, 

 especially when he was attending the meetings 

 from High Elms. It was not till March 5 that 

 they came up to Berkeley Square. 



He brought out his second series of The 

 Pleasures of Life in May. The following typical 

 little note is an acknowledgment from Cardinal 

 Manning : 



Archbishop's House, Westminster, S.W., 

 May 18th, 1889. 



Dear Sir John Lubbock — I thank you much for 

 your book. The first part I read with much pleasure, 

 and I am sure that I shall enjoy the second. 



Your witness against Dismalism, the first-born of 

 Pessimism, is very valuable. Life is full of pleasure to 

 all who honour it. 



I send you a dry return for your refreshing fruit. 



Let me know when your Committee meets. — Believe 

 me, always, very truly yours, 



Henry E., Card. -Archbishop. 



The very day after the publication of the 

 second series of The Pleasures of Life, in the 



