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Calcutta ? " I said, " Yes, commanded the bodyguard ". 

 He said, " I knew him ; I was the senior military 

 chaplain at Calcutta ". We then had to go to Frank- 

 fort to see the British Consul for an order to get 

 Conolly's things. He was placed in his coffin 

 dressed in black trousers, silk stockings, and white 

 shirt, and the coffin was closed in our presence. 

 Gray, myself and the landlord of the inn attended 

 the funeral. 



I went to consult Dr. Maurer about my eyes. I 

 could see pretty well with my left eye. After reading 

 letters on the opposite wall of the room, he said, 

 ' You can see as well as I can ". He gave me some 

 stuff to rub on my eyebrow, but I never saw any 

 result from it. 



We went to Homburg for a few days, and found 

 John Balfour and Mary there, Jim Hay and his wife, 

 Mrs. Yarde Buller (Charlotte Chandos-Pole) and her 

 daughter. Returned to Wiesbaden. I left Kit and 

 Ro there, and got back to London on the 28th. 



August, 1885. Started again from Perth to drive 

 to Langwell. Chandy Pole, George Gore, Doggie 

 Smith, Bill Bentinck, Turner and I. The Duke 

 of Portland joined us at Blair Castle, where we stayed 

 the night. He was very seedy first day or two. 

 Next morning sent the horses on to the lodge at 

 Dalnacardoch. The tenants had not yet come 

 there. The Duchess of Athol and daughter came 

 with us on the coach and we had lunch at the lodge. 

 They then returned home by train from Dalnaspidal, 

 and we went on to Kingussie. 



