The Henson Journals

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Saturday, April 24th, 1920.

Some courageous parson writes to me at length expounding his admirable fitness for preferment, & begging me to persuade the Prime Minister to prefer him without delay to an important London benefice which is vacant. I replied thus:–

Dear Sir,

I am obliged to you for your letter of the 23rd inst. in which you are good enough to assume that I possess influence in Crown appointments, & request me to exert that influence in your own behalf.

I have no reason for thinking that your assumption is well–founded; and, even if it were, I make it a rule never to intrude my advice where it is not solicited.

Believe me,

Yours v. truly,

H. H. Hereford.

I wrote to Warner, offering him the Prebendal stall vacated by the death of Prebendary Ayscough.

Compston lunched here. His recalcitrant farmer, Yorath, who has just been made a J.P., seems to have become reconciled.

I walked with Mary along the river bank. The weather was bright & warm, so that everything looked its best. Moved and encouraged by the sun, the birds, notably the thrushes, have been very tuneful today.

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