Diary sub-note: 1815. Murat, King of Naples, executed
Said my poetry well for the first time. Had letters from Mummie & Joy. Went to the Carlton Parc Hotel for tennis.
October 13th 1936
October 12th 1936
Diary sub-note: Michaelmas Law Sittings begin
1915. Execution of Nurse Cavell
Went for a walk with Mlle Pâsch & the little ones. Started “The last days of Pompii” [sic] & finished the first front side of my knitting.
October 11th 1936
Diary sub-note: 18th [Sunday] after Trinity
1797. Battle of Camperdown
Joan’s birthday. Went to church in the car. Wrote to Mummie, Daddie, Angela, Joy & sent a poem off to the Monitor. Mlle gave me an English book to read. Knitted a lot.
October 10th 1936
Diary sub-note: 723. Battle of Tours
S.R. 6.14, S.S. 5.19
Susan’s birthday. She is 19. Went to shop in the town & then to the news cinema. Had a letter from Daddie. Listened to the wireless after dinner.
Diary footnote, accompanying a photograph of a Pointer: THE POINTER. A gun-dog of the good old fashioned sort, familiar to all lovers of old sporting prints of the days when the shooter tramped the roots or stubbles with his muzzle-loader and black powder, or waded through marshes after snipe. Looking at him, one is struck by his ‘houndy’ appearance, and it is probably that he has a cross of foxhound, to account for his wonderful nose. To my mind he is one of the most graceful of sporting dogs, but in these days of farming, his natural hunting grounds are scarce.
October 9th 1936
Diary sub-note: 1918. British captured Cambrai
Went riding with Marjorie, Leslie & Raphael. Took photos of them. Wrote to Angela. Wrote another poem.
October 8th 1936
Diary sub-note: 1759. Eddystone Lighthouse completed
Went to see a wonderful film in French called “Michel Strogoff.” Wrote to Dordor and Tish & Mummie.
October 7th 1936
Diary sub-note: 1849. Edgar Allan Poe, poet and novelist died
Moon: Last Quarter, 12.28 p.m.
Sent Susan’s birthday present & a letter to her. Had a music lesson. Mlle Päsch took me to it. Leslie & Marjorie had a sewing lesson in the town.
October 6th 1936
Diary sub-note: 1892. Tennyson, poet, died
Went to the town with Marjorie, Leslie & Mlle Hartmann. Bought Susan’s birthday present, 3 little hankies. Lost my little ring.
October 5th 1936
Diary sub-note: 1915. Allies landed at Salonika
Marjory went to her piano & singing lesson. Leslie & I went to a walk with the little ones. A new girl, Maria, came.
October 4th 1936
Diary sub-note: 17th [Sunday] after Trinity
Summer Time ends
1613. New River completed
Went to church by tram. Rose’s mother came. Wrote to Dorothy & Madam Schund. Margerite brought me some Italian money.
