1846-47 HIS SON GOES TO WESTMINSTER 301 
leading from Great Dean’s to Little Dean’s Yard, 
some of the older boys who were lounging about 
cast significant glances at the box and other 
symptoms of the new-caught neophyte. We found 
the inmates at Mr. R.’s just about to sit down to 
tea, and W. was forthwith marched to the tea- 
room and introduced to his schoolfellows by Mr. 
R., and more especially to one Joyce, the eldest of 
them, in whose bedroom \V . has his crib, and by 
whom, I understand, W. will be duly fagged. 
After some preliminary business as to pocket 
money, periodical visits, and entrance fees, 
Broderip and I returned to the tea-room to take 
leave, and found W. stirring his cup with his 
usual sang-froid, and partaking of fried fish in the 
company of about fifteen fine lads. We shall pro- 
bably have W. home one Sunday before the Xmas 
holidays, by which time we shall know how 
Westminster agrees with him and he with West- 
minster. . . . 
‘ The other day I met a pleasant party at the 
Justice’s, consisting of Lockhart, Sir R. Vyvyan, 
and Major Shadwell Clerke. We meet again on 
Sunday at dinner at Sir R. Vyvyan’s. I ought 
to have been dining yesterday at Drayton, Sir R. 
Peel having kindly invited me to stay there till 
Monday next, but the press of work just now 
compels me to forego all holiday visits till next 
summer.’ 
A considerable part of the following September 
