London Trip to Whitmoor House, Guilford.
Aug. 5. Fair with clouds alternating with
clear skies & hot sun. Rather sultry.
  Met Saunders at Waterloo and took 9.45
A.M. train to Guilford. Scott Wilson
joined us at Weybridge. Reaching Guilford
walked about a mile to Whitmoor House
where we were most cordially received by
Capt. Salvin a bluff, jolly old gentleman
of a good old English type, a veteran falconer
and cormorant fisherman. He had three 
Goshawks on his lawn one old wild female
lately captured in France, two young trained 
males. He also had a fine pair of Cormorants
(P. [Phalacrocorax] carbo), a pet monkey, a tame squirrel &
many Pigeons. First walked about garden:
two old toads & two minute young in one hole
in rockery, drab in color, walkers not hoppers.
A Wren in full song. Then walked through park.
Swallows in great numbers skimming lawn. A
large flock of Rooks & Jackdaws. Old hollow oak
with Barn Owl pellets at base. Back to house
after lunch tried Cormorants in pond. They dove
& dove but caught nothing. Water too [?].
Then walked through neighbors place & saw a 
Pheasantry. About 300 young Pheasants in wood
path. 3 Jays feeding with them. Paths cut through
birch cover. Back to town by 5.20 train.
London
Aug. 6. Cloudy with dense high fog, a yellow
day, the gas lighted at noon in all the
hotels & stores.
  Cut my foot badly this morning while
operating on a tender corn. Had it dressed
by a "chiropodist" at the hotel and
then down to Kislake's to try on my
new clothes. Return to lunch with E.,
C. having a headache.
  In P.M. hobbled down to Pall Mall
and called at Watson's to look at guns.
Saw 12 g. weighing 5 [and] 3/4 lbs, 28 g. weighing
4 lbs. and 40 g. weighing 3 [and] 1/2 lbs.
  Dined at the "Criterion", a sort of
concert cafe. Very good food &
excellent music. Returned at 8 P.M.,
foot very painful giving me a bad night.
Aug. 7.  Clear & a fine day. I slept from
11 A.M. to 4 P.M. Then went out on foot
& bought a portmanteau. C & E. spent
day at Hampton Court. My foot
still very sensitive & painful.