. Life and letters of Maggie Benson. Yaffling would be quite anew accomplishment for Matilda.* * A grey parrot. 331 CHAPTER XII DIARY AND LETTERS At this time I used to keep a Diar^^ which I sentto Tremans, so that they might know what washappening to me, and bargaining that they wouldkeep a similar Diary which should be sent to following extracts were some of Maggiescontributions to the volume. The plan was, unfor-tunately, short-lived. {Diary.) Dec. 19, 1904. Professor Bevan to dinner, very caustic andamusing. I asked what I believed to be an intelligentquestion as to whether there wa
. Life and letters of Maggie Benson. Yaffling would be quite anew accomplishment for Matilda.* * A grey parrot. 331 CHAPTER XII DIARY AND LETTERS At this time I used to keep a Diar^^ which I sentto Tremans, so that they might know what washappening to me, and bargaining that they wouldkeep a similar Diary which should be sent to following extracts were some of Maggiescontributions to the volume. The plan was, unfor-tunately, short-lived. {Diary.) Dec. 19, 1904. Professor Bevan to dinner, very caustic andamusing. I asked what I believed to be an intelligentquestion as to whether there was any higherMohammedanism. He gave a hoot of laughterand said there were 72 sects. He told a funny storyof Duchesne, who had a friend who was writingon Churches in Rome and was warned by theauthorities that he must not make too free with thelegends, critically ; because the people believed them. After that, said Duchesne, he walked aboutamong the legends like a cat among the wine glasses. 332 A. R. E. Photo by H. Abbott, Littdfield.] Maggie Mrs. Benson . Benson. Beth. 1904. At Tremans. [To face page 33: DIARY AND LETTERS Jan. 5th, Albert Dicey came to lunch with the Bryces,with the childlike smile of one who had decided onan outing, and wished to please and be said he liked any street in London better thanatiy place in the country, adding hastily (Mr. Bryceopposite) that it was a nice change ; that the oiilyadvantage the country possessed—, that he couldwalk without looking where he was going—it hadlost now owing to motors. But it was a nice change. Mullion. It was rather a relief to come here, where thereis practically nobody else—nothing but cliff andsea. Ive been to see Mary Munday, very vivid, fullof enthusiasm, and talking about glory ! I gaveher the photograph of Papas grave, she said, MissBenson, I do worship things like this, not worship,you know, in one way, but I do predate them, andtis not the body only, tis
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