… garden gate. Reached London at 2.30. Picked up Florence Lascelles at Carlos Place and shopped with her. To 95 to tea. Found Uncle F. [Frank] there. After dinner M and I went to Mansfield St where …
… Letter from Gertrude Bell to Frank Swettenham written on the 21st and 27th of March, 1907. … item. … Al-Bara … Aleppo … Letter from Gertrude Bell to Frank Swettenham …
… Letter from Gertrude Bell to Frank Swettenham, estimated to have been written on the 10th … for this item. … London … Letter from Gertrude Bell to Frank Swettenham …
… pleasant at Mansfield St; Mr Willie Peel was there (whom Billy dislikes extremely, by the bye, and when Auntie Maisie … She looks such a darling with her hair cut short. Miss Lascelles dined here and Lady Edward came in the evening to … the 11th, but I have refused! That angel of a Mr Vaughan Williams has found me a real Persian - at least he is an …
… day. We started about 10.30, Gerald Florence Uncle Frank and I, got to Ascot half an hour before the first race … Enclosure Stand; then we lunched in the Bachelors' tent, Billy being our host - I sat next Colonel Talbot and was much … managed to back the horse that came in last but one! Uncle Frank was such a dear - it's the most amusing sight to see …
… in with your views about London. I hope Florence and Uncle Frank will come to us in May. I have written to Aunt Bessie … which I should much like to do. I had a letter from Billy today - I was so glad that he wrote to me. Dearest …
… Miss T. [Thomson] I hope she is not really ill, poor lady. Billy got a fortnight's leave suddenly and arrived here … voted[?] dull, but I rather like him. This morning Uncle Frank, F and I went to church. There were 7° Réaumur of …
… night; and then take great care. We all went to meet the Lascelleses - their train was 40 minutes late and they … and talked a great deal. I lunched at 90 after which Billy, Gerald, Florence and I walked out and did some … It's so amusing having them all here. I haven't seen Uncle Frank today - he has been interviewing official people I …
… at the station. Among them I presently distinguished Brian Lascelles with a small Harrow boy in tow, a Russian Boris de … over to the Gare de Lyon, got my sleeper and dined with Mr Lascelles and Boris. Major Archer appeared on the scene. …
… ordered back to Baluchistan and their leave cut short. Mr Lascelles was joined by Mr Medley a master at Harrow school, … fine again but coldish. Sat on deck after dinner with Mr Lascelles. … At sea … Diary entry by Gertrude Bell …
… office. I have your letter of Jan 4 telling me about Uncle Frank. I'm so glad he didn't have a long difficult illness. … I think it must be nearly over. Yes, I've heard from Sir William. He doesn't like his Indian job at all and wishes he had stayed here. So do I. I've got Frank and 3 Arabs coming to dinner so goodbye. Your very …
… which was boring for I longed to hear her talk of me! Billy came to lunch, rather cross and said something that … - a very interesting exhibition, some of it frightful some frankly childish (I thought) but all with a certain …