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British Museum - the most complete
place of the kind I expect in the world -
Mr Russell was instrumental in making
Mr B a Reader [crossed off meander] of the library there.
& he has access at all hours when it is open.
Dined at the Bunsun’s Wednesday, no
company but her sister Rachel (Mrs
T. Foule Buxton)’s husband. As nice plain
quaker a couple as I ever met, but extremely
cultivated & intelligent. The B’s live in
fine style & our hostess is particularly
agreable - both the ladies wore low necks,
but such a cut & fit! At dessert we had
some American pippins sent over yearly
by Mrs Abbott Laurance. After coming home
Mr B went to the Cosmopolitan Club by appoint
ment with Mr Macauley cousin of the
historian. There was a levee yesterday
at Buckingham Palace & Louisa took baby
& showed her the Queen in her carriage
crossing from one palace to the other.
Bought to day a little copy of Montgomery’s
Christian Life “Robert Blakey from Robert
Montgomery” on the fly leaf - price 1/