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host and hostess when his name was announced
But the embarrassment proved transitory and
Sir William had thoroughly enjoyable evenings
on Thursday he dined out again. but on Friday
when entering the house where ne believed that
no was expected for dinner that evening, he
encountered the butler. an old acquaintance
The man. with less mastery of his emotions tnan
better bred people, started back when he recoS-
nfzed the statesman. gazing at him open
mouthed-
What's the matter. JOhn?" asked Sir william
Didn't expect to see me to dinner
yes. Sir william" replied the butler. but 1t
,,.asn.t for Tonight: it was for next week"
Closer investigation of Sir Williams engage
rrent book explained the mystery. IL was ar
ranged in pages each noting a weeks en-
gagements. Sir William. in his haste, had I'M
Willingly turned over two pages. and was In
that week keeping engagements Whlch redlS
fell due week later. Many more stories OF
the same kind are current concerning Sir VIII
lam who at one moment was the most cordially
hated of Englishmen in America, that feeling
being engendered when, over the pen OF HIS
toricus.r he contributed some forty years ago
to The London Times a series OF letters on
points of international law raised by the Trent
controversy and by the Civil War But this
prefudice against him has long since dfsap-
nAared and the closeness of his relations with
this country is best shown bv the fact that
net only he himself. but also his son, Lulu.
have married American women, Mrs Lewis YER
nor Harcourt being the daughter OF the Iate
Walter H. Burns. of New-Iork. while Lazy
Harcourt is the daughter of j. Lothrop Motley
the historian and diplomat Sir WiI-laIn. StrlcIly
sneaking. is a scion of the noble house OF YER
non. and it was as a Vernon that he came into
the world in 1921 But in his early childhood the
Farldom of Harcourt became extinct and his
grandfather who was Archbishop OF York. as
surned by permission of the Crown the ancient
name Sir William is one of the tallest men IN
the House of Commons. and. with his strong
face. which is a favOrite with caricaturists, and
his huge bulk. conveys the impression OF being
a born leader.
With regard TO Sir Henry Campbell Banner
man. it is most unlikely that he will ever be
intrusted with the task Of forming admins
tration or that he would succeed in the enter
prise if il were COnfided to him by the King
He lacks both decision and vigOr and his lead
ership of the Liberal party in the House of
Commons has neither redounded to his political
credit nor been of advantage TO his party. He
is not a favorite at court. where he gave Of
fence by his treatment OF the Duke of Cam
bridge at the time of the latter's retirement
from the office of Commander in Chief Of the
Army. and owes his wealth to the great Glasgow
drapery firm of ]. & w. Campbell & Co. found
ed by his father. the of a small Stirlingshire
farmer Sir Henry's mother was Miss Banner
man. and he inherited from maternal uncle
a fortune likewise acquired in the drygoods
business. on the condition of adding the tes-
tator's name to his own. His title is due to
the fact that he is a knight Grand Cross of the
Order of the Bath. EX-ATTACHE.