The Henson Journals

Tue 13 December 1927

Volume 44, Page 10

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Tuesday, December 13th, 1927.

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I spent most of the morning in the Club trying to make notes for the "Swan–song" sermon which I so rashly promised. Then I walked to Westminster, & lunched in the House of Lords. I called on Storr, & had some talk with him.

I attended the debate on the Revised Prayer Book, which was adjourned from Monday night. There were many speakers, so that the debate continued after dinner. The Lord Chancellor asked me to dine with him. His house, with its rooms overlooking the River is quite charming. Lady Cave shewed me many curious & valuable articles of silver & ivory which she had brought back from Zanzibar. Lord Cave is an excellent fellow, & most friendly, but his health is indifferent, & I noticed that he ate nothing but invalid messes. I went back to the House for an hour after dinner. One good speech, by Lord Gorrell [Gorell] from the Labour bench, was worth hearing, but the rest, including a desolating hour from Lord Carson, was intolerably boring: so that, having arranged that Earl Grey should move the adjournment on my behalf, I came away, and walked back to 21 Park Lane, feeling quite exhausted with the Oratory!