The Henson Journals

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Thursday, October 30th, 1919.

I worked most part of the day at the All Souls Sermon, but made strangely little progress.

I received a letter from Gilbert Simpson announcing the birth of his son, & asking me to be the boy's Godfather. This request I refused as I am barred by my "spiritual affinity" to Gilbert himself. It would hardly be permitted by the canons that the same man should be Godfather of a father and a son! The Chancellor of the Exchequer made a surprisingly optimistic speech in the House last night. He even said that he saw no necessity for additional taxation next year. But this seems too good to be true.

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