The Henson Journals

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Tuesday, May 19th, 1931

The weather became colder, so that I caused the fire in my study, which had been stopped as was supposed for the summer, to be again lighted, her concession to physical ease which reason could justify better than religion.

I spent the morning on the sermon for the Oddfellows. In the afternoon, I walked round the Park, & picked up the doctor.

We gave a dinner party. Our guests were:–

1. The Bishop of Gloucester and Miss Headlam

2. Lord & Lady Thurlow.

3. Professor & Mrs Burkitt.

4. Caröe

5. A school–mistress from the High School.

6. Archdeacon & Mrs Rawlinson

7. Our four selves – 14 in all.

Headlam tells me that Lang looks & walks like an old man, that he speaks slowly & that his normal 'long–windedness' has been emphasized, but that his voice is strong, his understanding strong vigorous & alert as ever, and his assertion of complete recovery confident. The affairs of the Church of England do not seem to have suffered by the Primate's protracted absence!

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