The Henson Journals

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Monday, June 2nd, 1913.

I was loth indeed to tear myself away from the Deanery, for everything looked wonderfully winning in the sunlight. However there was no help for it. I left Durham by the 10.29 a.m. train, changing at Darlington. My compagnons de voyage were sufficiently uninteresting – two nuns ridiculously dressed after their kind, and escorting an amazing boy who appeared half–witted!

I reached the Deanery shortly before 5 p.m.: and, declining my hostess's suggestion that I should go with her to some sort of religious meeting at Westminster, I walked round to King Edward Street, & called on Hine Haycock. He was at home, & we had some agreeable converse, after which we walked together on the Embankment. The Brotherhood dined at the Deanery. There were present – Gow, Pearce, Gamble, the Master of the Temple, Newsome, Inge, & myself. We had a very pleasant evening.

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