The Henson Journals

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Monday, February 10th, 1919.

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The river was half frozen. It is reported that there were 20 degrees of frost in London last night. Though bitterly cold, the day was bright & pleasant. Ella went off with her guests to Ludlow by the 9.15 a.m. train: and I went to London by the 9.55 a.m. viâ Gloucester.The Dean of G. & Mrs Gee came into the train there, & beguiled the journey with conversation. At Paddington I had the good fortune to get a taxi at once, & was thus brought to Garland's without difficulty. I had tea in the Club, & there had some talk with the Archbishop of C., Sir Lewis Dibdin, & Justice McCardie. The latter was very interesting on the topic of prohibition: he said that his experience as a Judge did not bear out the view that "drink" was the principal cause of crime. I mentioned Lord Gorell's opinion that "drink" occasioned most divorce–suits: & he said that his experience in that court was to the opposite effect. The Bishop of Southampton was in the Club. We sate together at dinner, & talked. He said that the Bishop of Winchester had explicitly given him to understand the he (the Bp. of W.) did not object to his taking part in my consecration last February. I told him how deeply I resented the behaviour of the Bishops, and how essentially unjust that behaviour appeared to me, the more I considered it.

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