he showed no want of
energy in conversation. Her Majesty felt much interest, and a
little anxiety, about the coming examination of the prince her son
at Woolwich.

_June 8._--Chapel royal at noon. It was touching to see Dean Hook
and hear him, now old in years and very old I fear in life; but he
kindled gallantly. 17.--Had a long conversation with Mr. Holloway
(of the pills) on his philanthropic plans; which are of great
interest. 25.--Audience of the Shah with Lord Granville and the
Duke of Argyll. Came away after 1-1/4 hours. He displayed abundant
acuteness. His gesticulation particularly expressive. 26.--Sixteen
to breakfast. Mme. Norman Neruda played for us. She is also most
pleasing in manner and character. Went to Windsor afterwards. Had
an audience. _July 1._--H. of C. Received the Shah soon after six.
A division on a trifling matter of adjournment took place during
his Majesty's presence, in which he manifested an intelligent
interest. The circumstance of his presence at the time is singular
in this view (and of this he was informed, rather to his
amusement) that until the division was over he could not be
released from the walls of the House. It is probably, or possibly,
the first time for more than five hundred years that a foreign
sovereign has been under personal restraint of any kind in
England. [_Query, Mary Queen of Scots._]

(M149) Then we come upon an entry that records one of the deepest griefs
of this stage of Mr. Gladstone's life--the sudden death of Bishop
Wilberforce:--

_July 19._--Off at 4.25 to Holmbury.(290) We were enjoying that
beautiful spot and expecting Granville with the Bishop of
Winchester, when the groom arrived with the message that the
Bishop had had a bad fall. An hour and a half later Granville
entered, pale and sad: "It's all over." In an instant the thread
of that very precious life was snapped. We were all in deep and
silent grief. 20.--Woke with a sad sense of a great void in the
world. 21.--Drove in the morning with Lord Granville to Abinger
Hall. Saw _him_, for the last time in the flesh, resting from his
labours. Attended the inquest; inspected the spot; all this cannot
be forgotten. 23.--Gave way under great heat, hard work, and
perhaps depression of force. Kept my bed all day.

"Of the special opinions of this great prelate," he