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To interest them he told how Evelyn had sung in all the opera houses of Europe; and then, fearing his confessions were indiscreet, he asked the woman nearest him if she was the mother of the little boy Evelyn had taken to live with her. "No, sir, 'e is Mrs. Watney's son in the next cottage." And Owen moved away to interrogate Mrs. Watney, who told him that her son was not a cripple.
The terrible name of Napoleon has still an immense prestige, however unworthy his successors. M. St.-Hilaire's visit did not come off. The Journal mentions many dinners, receptions, and garden parties in town during June and July, and eleven days in August on board Mrs. Watney's yacht 'Palatine, to see the naval review on the 5th.
The beauty which belonged to the older buildings has not been revived, but replaced by a hideous utilitarianism. Watney's Brewery occupies the ground opposite to the school. The schools of St. Andrew are in this street, and beyond is the Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter and St. Edward.
In the park there are many fine beech and other trees, and the yew grows wonderfully, contrasting its dark tint with the soft, white may. June 4th Went to Windsor to see Mr. Woodward and the Queen's library. Then to Farnborough for the Ascot week. July 2nd. Watney's water-party to Medmenham Abbey, where we were all photographed. 13th Lucy Duff Gordon died at Cairo.
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