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London has gone mad this week over the peace agreement with the Boers - Last night was the first evening of jubilation and much of it centered at this hotel. Whistler invited himself to dine with me - He cracked anti English jokes, mixed up with good Burgundy and Gin slings till the lights went out. All the best portions of this fine old town are being boxed up, coffin-like, to furnish stands for the coronation procession. It's dreadful! In ten days more, there will not be a decent front along the line of march uncovered - I pity the ditch of ugliness through which the procession will have to tramp. It will be so dismal to the marchers.