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join our gang. Jimmy is going through to Scotland this morning. Rained hard all night,and ia etill at it, hut hope to put in a good, day.
To go hack to my narrative. We had dinner at the Y. here, and then decided to look up Sir. Brayne with two reasons. The first was to thank him personally for forwarding our mail, and the second to draw some coin out of the firm. When we left Victoria I thought that Marjorie was to have Mr. Holland write to the I/O and confirm our account, so was somewhat surprised a week or so ago to get her letter asking us to forward our signatures, Why it would have been at least two months before I/O could have the a/c confirmed, and heaven only knows where we will he in two mcnths time. However I squared up to Mr. Brayne and found him a very fine man, especially as he kicked through with 18. He said that my resemblance to M. was enough for him. He also very kindly invited us to have dinner with him next Monday, which invitation needless to say, was accepted with alacrity. The I/O is very small, just three rooms, and as far as I could see the clerical staff consisted of a stenog and the asst, secty.
After getting the cheque we had to make it fast down the Strand to the London City and the Midland Bank in order to cash it. Just made it too, as the kid had one front door closed and was just closing the other when we blew in. Bo hitch at all, got my money and hit the pike again.
Our next point of attack was St, Paul’s Cathedral, only a few yards away, but one unfortunately cannot get a true conception of its size, owing to the fact that it is hemmed in on all four sides by the business district. Just why they allowed the business district to screed around it, is more than I can see. We paused on the steps for a few moments to watch an old man feeding the cigecn s, of which there were hundreds. The perched on hie hat, shoulders, arms, and two were feeding out of his outstretched hands. They say he has been doing this for years. A marble slab in inserted in the pavement at the foot of the steps where Queen Victoria stood when ehe returned thanks for the $Qanniversary Passing up the steps with bared heads (and bald ones) we entered the cathedral, there to spend over an hour. Upon first entering its huge size fails to dawn upon you, but gradually as the eye takes in more and more of the detail, you begin to realize that it is "some" building. The furnishings of the choiry is magnificent. (That doesn’t sound right, but you know what I mean). Mahogany throughout, and carved into some wonderful designs. The candle "sticks" are especially beautiful, and we wished our tent possessed one of the huge candles. As ie usually the case in those old churches, the crypt was the chief point of interest to us, and we certainly were not disappointed, as it literally abounded with historic relics. There are hundred* of famous people buried below the floor of the crypt, dating from centyriee ago until very recently. Among others we saw a memorial to Geo, Williams, the founder
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