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be feared in Germany, as they fire off regular volleys of press articles
against him. Were it not for the foreign situation, we should be all
smiles, but the last few months demonstrate the unreliability of Continental
pledges. The movement to curtail our commitments in the
League of Nations grows space, and in all parties.

London means to enjoy herself. People begin to arrive, and
we talk of a million visitors during the summer who, taking their travelling
expenses into account, are expected to spend £50 apiece. As yet
there is very small evidence of street preparations, but the parks are
already full of stands. Experiments are being made in Waterloo Place
with what are called "stagger barriers" - short lengths of strong tube
railing, say 8 ft. long x 4 ft. high, and these are fastened into the
road 6 or 8 ft. apart, and irregularly spaced, so that nobody can be
more than that distance from one of them. This does not interfere with
numbers, but it prevents a crowd swaying, by dividing it into small
packages. But I expect the public will insist upon standing upon these
fences. The Police are giving more and more alarmist hints about the
time-table; the latest idea being that people will not be able to leave
the Abbey before 3.30, or even 4 o'clock. The old penny steamboats
are to be recommissioned for the occasion. For my part, I wonder if
the effort is encompassable. One has to wear full Court dress - gold
coat, knee-breeches, etc., beneath one's Peer's robes, and as for
Coronets, for my part I look a perfect guy in mine, which is about 8