The Henson Journals

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Saturday, August 25th, 1923.

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Before going to breakfast I wrote to Harold briefly and sternly. He seems to think that he can impose on me without limit: but I am not willing that he should remain for an hour under the delusion that his present conduct can be condoned.

We left Cuddesdon a few minutes after 10 a.m. and motored to Bampton in Devonshire, a distance of 156 miles. We arrived at 7.30 p.m. having expended 2 1/2 hours in divers delays. We lunched at Bulford with General & Mrs Oldfield. There was another officer, Holland, at lunch. I was interested to notice that both these able and experienced soldiers were quite vehemently opposed to the French. Our route lay through Salisbury Plain and the Wiltshire downs: the roads were excellent, and the country mostly pastured with sheep, but with much arable land intermixed with the grass. There must be a very small population. We passed lose to Stonehenge, and gained a good view of the enigmatick and world famous stones. We were hospitably welcomed by Mrs Buchanan at Wonham, Bampton. There were staying in the house Commander and Mrs Paget, Miss Luttrell, and Sir Thomas Holderness. Here again I observed that the opinion of the company was unanimously opposed to France. There is significance in the change which has come over the public mind in this connexion.

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