Monday, October 12, 1914

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Letter #181Time not recorded
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I have just . . . had one of the most curious & in some ways nerve-harrowing interviews with Lady Aberdeen . . . She wept copiously, poor thing . . . and in the end I gave them till the beginning of Feb.

Asquith describes a painful interview with Lady Aberdeen about their retirement.

Mentioned:Raymond Asquith • Lady Aberdeen • Lord Aberdeen

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration3/10
Political Unburdening5/10
Emotional Desolation3/10

Thematic Tags

Raymond's characterLady Aberdeen's interview (Irish Viceroyalty)
H.H. Asquith
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYInterview with Lady Aberdeen.
Venetia Stanley
Penrhosⓘ
HER DAYWrote to Asquith

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1914-10-12

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German forces occupy Ghent, Belgium,. Martial law is declared in the Union of South Africa due to the Maritz rebellion,. The trial of the conspirators in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand begins in Sarajevo.

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