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[[left side]] Wednesday we are to dine with the Jebbs— May gets herself up to look very well— Mrs Horace and I talk about our children most of the time while she's posing— Showed her the boys pictures today and she sees the resemblance between Harry & Erasmus - and thought Cecil charming— Harry senior will be surprised to get my note about the box and my request that he should attend to it for me - but I thought it was best— Today I got a note from Schapper-cotter enclosing cheque— I shant want it now - am so glad you are well and comfortable in your sea-room—— Please stay so until I get there - and we can really count on the time now when we shall visit— We hear from Constance that she is no better and I feel sad about her— She seems doomed to [[margin]] every kind of detention— Your sweet loving child— [[/margin]] [[right side]] and we were invited to tea too with Mr Buckler, nice young American under-fed— Mr Langley's luncheon was delightful - He had two men to meet us - Mr Leeds - dont know his specialty - but think classics - and the beautiful Calender [[Calendar]] - a perfect Adonis - a Fellow of Trinity and the most brilliant of his generation - but delicate— May says "he's a perfect arc. angel" — & she dont often think a man such— After luncheon we went to the Bowling Green and walked about and talked - always a great deal of chaffing about American and differences of expression etc— We amuse them greatly— I dont wonder American women fascinate Englishmen - English women are not vivid even when they are clear and English girls carefully conceal what brightness they have— I dont wonder