You never saw such rooms! And a very good servant, who cooks and valets me and runs errands and takes such good care of me that last night Cust and Balfour called at one to get some supper and he would not let them in.

Think of having the Leader of the House of Commons come to ask you for food and having him sent away.

Burdett-Coutts heard of my being here in the papers and wrote me to dine with him tonight.

I lunched with the Tennants today; no relation to Mrs.Stanley, and it was informal and funny rather.

The Earl of Spender was there and Lord Pembroke and a lot of women.