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[note in top corner] There is a rather nice
paragraph about me in the King
of Sept. 26!

came down to tea last night with Sir Godfrey
Lagden. He is very cut up about his brother. A
Johny Digby, son of Sir Kenelm Digby, came to dinner
on Saturday as a soldier up on a night's leave. When he
started to go, we couldn't find the horse, and finally
after a long hunt we got it in the wood. I hung on to
the bridle & the bridle snapped, - so we had to tie up the
thing with rope, & send the devoted young man off into the
darkness. I haven't heard if he ever reached the Town.

All last week I was doing dispatches. H.E.
has developed a habit of not coming down to the office
some days, & telephoning me to come up. So I set out
riding in flannel bags & arrive very sore & hot to
talk serious business. He goes to Natal on Thursday, &
I am not sure whether I shall go or be left to work here.