CHAPTER VIII 



UNEXPECTED DIFFICULTIES 



Saturday, July 2nd, 1904. 



WAS tempted for my health's sake 

 to make a little excursion to occupy 

 the following week one day's trout 

 fishing being included in my list of 

 engagements. My ultimate destination was the 

 River Teme, but in order to get there on the 

 principle that " the farthest way round is the 

 nearest way home," I entrained for Liverpool. 



I found nothing to fish for in Liverpool, but 

 I found the city quite alive and the principal 

 streets being painted up and decorated, and 

 immense preparations being made for the re- 

 ception of His Most Gracious Majesty King 

 Edward VII, who will honour the city by a four 

 hours' visit on July igth. He is coming I 

 should say he is going there to lay the founda- 

 tion stone of the finest, the largest, the most 

 substantial cathedral this great little island of 



