Wallington, Cambo, Morpeth. - News of Julian: thinks Elizabeth will find him much stronger and more active. Kitty is coming to tea with him this afternoon. Gertrude Bell is going to give a lecture on Thursday and Miss [Charlotte?] Moberly is coming for the night. Sir C[arles] Dalrymple and his daughter are visiting later in the month; hopes Elizabeth will just have returned by then. Ella Pease is coming for the night on 4 December, so Caroline will invite Mrs Cookson as well. Will have a party for the children on the 11th, then one for the school children on the 13th. Asks to be remembered to Madame Grandmont [Bramine Hubrecht]; hopes she is better and stronger.
Wallington, Cambo, Morpeth. - They have just had a 'long letter from Robert' [in the East] but have not yet read it through; expects Elizabeth will also hear from him. Julian becomes ever more talkative. Miss [Charlotte?] Moberly has been to visit. The hounds are coming this morning; does not know whether Julian will get out as it is raining, but he will be able to see them in the yard from the window. She and Sir George are 'greatly distressed' about the 'shocking row' in the House [of Commons, on Home Rule]. Charlie was here on Thursday night; he has gone today with Mary to Alnwick to speak in the place of E[dward] Grey, who cannot leave London. Their children are coming today to see the hounds, then 'sleep and dine' at Wallington. Nora [Trevelyan] came to lunch and to say goodbye as she is leaving; she looked very shaky. Meta [Smith]'s eldest son Reginald is engaged; he is 23 and does not come of age till he is 25, so Meta will not have to leave Goldings till then. Mary is quite well now.