The Henson Journals

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Friday, April 19th, 1917.

990th day

The weather was mild, and even warm, though somewhat blustering. I went to Newcastle after breakfast in order to see the dentist, and with him I spent great part of the morning. He sawed off the broken tooth, & fastened on a porcelain substitute most marvellously. On my way to the place of torment I fell in with Judge Greenwell, with whom I discussed the question of the Sherburn Chairmanship. I told him that in my opinion the new Chairman ought to be a layman, & also one who had acquaintance with the business of the Hospital. This would practically limit the choice to one of the three – Pemberton, Burdon, & himself. For my part I should be equally content with any of them. I objected to the Archdeacon as working "with so large a margin of irritation", & also because he was fundamentally untrustworthy. He agreed with this view of Watkins. On returning to Durham, I attended Evensong, & afterwards read some more of the Warden's Journal, & wrote some necessary letters.

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