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After returning from Oxford, Reeve spent the rest of the year at Foxholes, He had intended going to London and possibly to Scotland in October, but an accidental stumble in his library over a heavy despatch box made a nasty wound on the left shin, which took many weeks in healing and prevented his travelling till the middle of December.
Christmas at Farnborough. The workmen left Foxholes on December 28th. The Government bought the Khedive's shares in the Suez Canal. I attacked the bargain in the 'Edinburgh Review. But from the earliest inception of the Suez Canal, Reeve had strongly opposed it.
It does not take one iota off the value of your opinion which, you may depend upon it, was correctly recorded if the course of events took another turn, and if this monster alliance remained a dream of adventurous French politicians. The thing was on the cards. Very truly yours, In consequence of this letter Mr. Reeve wrote to Mr. T. Norton Longman: Foxholes, September 3rd.
Left Foxholes for Broglie via Havre. Slept at Rouen. 11th, Broglie, by rail to Bernay; at Broglie, Vieil Castel, Laugel, Target, Gavard. Old name of Broglie, Chambrey. 15th. Left Broglie for Val Richer. Drive with De Witt. 17th. Gout coming on in foot. Started for Honfleur and Havre; quite lame. Spent the day on board the Wolf; met Prothero again. Managed to get home on the 18th.
They then returned through Brussels and London, reaching Foxholes on August 14th. And there they stayed for nearly three months, during which time, beyond noting a few visits or visitors, the Journal is a blank. On November 6th they returned to London. To Mr. T. Norton Longman C. O., November 26th.
If that had happened, much would have been altered, but he died on September 3rd. 28th. Back to London. Related to Lord Derby what Thiers said. 31st. Severe gale. To Foxholes for a day on June 2nd. June 12th. The Duc d'Aumale came over to dine with The Club. 19th. Mrs. July 19th. Came down to Foxholes. October 18th. London to Durham, with Hopie. Back to town on November 3rd. Some London dinners.
Boehm and Maunde Thompson were elected. December 1st. To All Souls, Oxford. Prothero, Dicey, Oman, George Curzon, &c. Stayed over Sunday. 27th. To Timsbury: thence to Foxholes on the 29th. January 15th, 1889. Returned to London. From M. B. St.-Hilaire Paris, January 20th.
I hope I may be out of this world before they come. To Mr. T. Norton Longman Foxholes, April 17th. I see the 'Athenaeum' complains that I did not correct all Vitzthum's mistakes and rearrange his book; but that is more than I undertook to do. We did correct a good many mistakes, natural enough in a foreigner; but I do not hold myself responsible for his facts or his opinions. April 22nd.
To Mr. Dempster Foxholes, October 17th. When my father was in Vienna in 1805, she received him very kindly, because he had known Dugald Stewart, and followed his lectures in Edinburgh. I enjoy my life here above all things.
The Actons, Lindleys, Evelyn Barings, Brookfield, Venables interesting party. 16th. Duchess of Argyll's garden party. 17th. The great Canadian case between the Provinces of Ontario and Manitoba was argued for six days before the Judicial Committee. 24th. To Foxholes. On August 11th we went to Strode, to see Mr. Gollop, aetat. 93. 15th, back to Foxholes.
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