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Mon Sept 9th.
Still mis with cold. But managed to work and made some progress though did not get on wiht head pose yet. No time to bathe and was hardly fit for it anyway. Heard Mrs Hall was going away and ran over after lunch,. Nicelittle visit comparing notes about last night. She asking where the music was. Told about John Ingham. Heard music coming from studio and dragged her over. Nearer could not be an[[d]] we sneaked in. Found A.A at the piano and Jack and May. Har all been looking foo me, A lay on floor and Mrs H played two or three things. Great moment Rest and at five dear little Fran and M Landsdale escorted by Jack. Marvellous aft and all app. Tea Jack and all in ter ace house.
At sup I called A and did not get then he later got me and we arr to have them come in to st for musi[[c] Fran to play. Fire and light there and cosy by fire They came very genial F played by herself but beautifully and A and I sang "Come and I will tell you" Then he actually sat at pian fo a long time playing with wondrous touch astonishing. as he knows only snatches. Sudden eruption of gossip stories about me. Inconceivable. That I wrote to the Admiralwhen the fleet were heretwo years ago asking him not to play the Starspangled banner in the morning etc.
He said Sl wrote the tale to him when he was in Europe. two years ago. Not nice this. Nothing had ever been said to ME about it. Insisted on calli[[ng]] up Miss Sink and took Fran with him as witness. She acknowledged that she had heard it twicc. No one had QUITE dsbelieved it,. So they could accept the idea o[[f]] my being the worst kind of fool. A was very nice howe[[ver]] and tried to explain. Jolly eve.