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and Captain Reggie Peel, and Captain Scobell, 

 Scots Greys, came to talk to us, and Robin 

 Lindsay. " Persimmon " won. 



1 9th. Returned to London. 



2 1 st. Went down to lunch at Hounslow with 

 the Greys, and saw the camp on Hounslow Heath. 

 Dined at mess with Trotter, the Adjutant, Entwhistle, 

 the Quartermaster, who was doing duty for orderly 

 officer at Hyde Park Barracks. 



22nd. Jubilee day. Up at half-past six ; got cab 

 and paid double fare to Smith's Square. Started 

 with Isobel to walk ; got all right to the Horse 

 Guards ; there the crowd was dense and very diffi- 

 cult to get through. I espied an authority on 

 horseback, covered with silver lace, and recognised 

 Charles Howard in command of police. He asked 

 me where we wanted to go. " National Gallery," 

 said I. He said, "That is not very easy". A 

 moment after he said, " I can help you ". He called a 

 mounted policeman, and said, " Take this gentleman 

 to the National Gallery ". The policeman walked on 

 and we trotted after him up to the gate of our stand. 

 It was a capital place, for we could see all the way 

 up Pall Mall. The Lords' stand was certainly not 

 filled with lords ; chiefly, I think, with clerks, etc., 

 and ladies' maids. Except Lord Lindsay, Kilconquhar 

 and wife, and Captain Ker. The first and most im- 

 posing were Oswald Ames and four Life Guardsmen, 

 and Lord Roberts riding by himself on a beautiful 

 white horse. It was a grand sight. We had applied 

 for permission for a detachment of P"ife and Forfar 



