A lovely morning, which made it difficult to come away. Elizabeth & Nicholas came in the car with me to Tavistock. Philippa I left in floods of tears. “Very naughty Aunt Margaret to go away & leave me.” She cannot bear anyone to go away, & yet she did not take much notice of me when I was at home.

Got to the hospital in time for lunch. Found several changes. The sisters are wearing flowing veils, all except Chiltern who of course is different. I am back again in wards 6 & 7. Some of the men have changed, only 3 are the same. Everything is very slack, 2 wards closed & no one really ill. More are expected to morrow or Monday.

The Worthington’s are away, it is wondrous dull to come back to an empty house. The servants are trying to spring clean, after a fashion.