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In placing matters in the hands of M. Gambetta, I said all I possibly could on the affairs of Europe and our relations with Germany; but I will not swear that more attention will be paid to my advice than to that of many others. The Journal has: December 10th. To Timsbury; 13th to Foxholes. The Mintos were living at Bournemouth. Lunched with them on the 31st. 1882, January 1st. At Foxholes.

Taxed costs and wound up business at the Council Office for the last time again; but went there again on October 11th. 12th. To Foxholes, where fever and bad fit of gout came on; I was very unwell till September 3rd. 21st. A fond and faithful companion of sixteen years. September 5th. Mr. G. H. Dorrell came as my secretary, and I dictated an article on foreign affairs. From Mr.

Reeve in your Lordships' chamber. To Mr. T. Norton Longman Foxholes, November 4th. I hope you saw the funeral oration Sir Barnes Peacock pronounced on me in the Privy Council. The notice in the 'Times' brought Reeve many letters from his friends; amongst others, the following: From Lord Ebury November 9th. I see you are going to desert the Council altogether.

A couple of notes which Lord Hobhouse wrote during his four weeks' tenancy may be classed as 'Interiors' or 'Exteriors' from the practical point of view. Foxholes, February 16th. My dear Reeve, I imagine that this morning Mrs. Reeve will have got a note from my wife telling her of our settlement here.

The picture by Opie was exhibited from Mr. The Journal notes: January 1876. I meant to go to Paris, but gout came on, and I gave it up. March 28th. Sent down furniture, &c. by vans to Foxholes. April 2nd. Took possession of Foxholes; cold and windy, and I gouty. To Mr. T. Longman Foxholes, April 19th.

I think something must occur before long to stir the waters. We are going to Foxholes on May 20th to stay there. I have spent a dreary winter, being unable to go out, but I am not seriously ill suffering chiefly from old age. Mrs. Reeve sends you her kind regards, and I am always Yours very faithfully, To Miss A. M. Clerke Foxholes, September 8th.

To ward it off an entire change of conduct would be necessary; and at the present time we have no one strong enough to guide our policy in the right direction. To Mrs. Parker Foxholes, December 18th. If anyone is to write Lord Westbury's Life, yours is the pen to do it. Nobody expects a daughter to be impartial, or wishes it.

Foxholes, August 15th. ... No doubt any restriction of copyright in permanent works would have the effect of inducing literary men to write more and more in periodicals, which are not permanent but well paid. This argument is very important. I am not sure that Froude has laid sufficient stress upon it.

His own health was becoming very uncertain, and gout, feverish colds, and violent bleeding of the nose laid him up for weeks at a time. Through all, however, Reeve's head remained clear, and his work was seldom disturbed. There is no sickness or feebleness in the following: To Mr. T. Norton Longman Foxholes, October 3rd.

It seems to exhaust the subject as far as relates to the settlements on the Amoor, and even as to Vladivostock; but I suppose that thirteen years have materially augmented the strength of Russia on the Pacific, and any additional information would be valuable. Foxholes, May 23rd. I am much obliged to you for your interesting article.