Evelyn went off in the morning. He intends to go to Bournemouth for a few days on his way back to Long Eaton. He is taking Tom Betts to school.

Lovely day. Cold, but hot sun.

No fresh news in the paper, except that Rheims Cathedral is now a ruin. How it makes one’s blood boil with fury, these senseless outrages. The Pope is very angry about it, perhaps it will be the means of bringing Italy into the war.

In afternoon Mary & I went to call on some people called Eales, who live at Lewannick. It was a perfect day for a run in the car, on our way back we stopped to inquire for Mrs Pulman.

Father went over to Hurlditch to inquire after Mr Morshead. The operation was a very long and serious one, but he is going on fairly well. Father heard this morning from Florence Deedes that Aunt Ju had another attack yesterday, and is very ill again. It was only yesterday that Father had had such a wonderful letter from her, so interested in all our doings &c.