The Henson Journals

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Thursday, August 19th, 1920.

A brilliant morning, and fine weather most of the day, but as the afternoon drew towards evening, the temperature fell, & I was glad to have a fire lighted after dinner in my study. The "Times" has an extract from my brief letter to the diocese headed "Bishop Henson & his Palace". It reads, perhaps more like the announcement of an actual intention on my part not to live at Auckland than I had desired, for my mind is really uncertain on the point. If I possibly can, I certainly will go into the Castle: but I will not, if I can avoid it, get into an impossible position at the very start of my episcopate.

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