Last evening I went in Fr. Pat’s car out to Wilton. It was a beautiful drive. – To-day the first Intermediate Exam., Greek, was on. I pitied the poor Middle Grade fellows, because the desks in the corridors, the awe-inspiring placard on the door, and the stillness around the ref. where the exams. are being held, reminded me of the shivers and shudders I had last year. We had very little class to-day, and I had time to read a lot of Macauley. It is most interesting, and he wisely remarks amongst other things that if historians of the present day gave even a small account of how the bedchambers of our ancestors looked, it would be more appreciable than all their accounts of political intrigues and coalitions. We had a good game of handball in the alley to-day. Scannie played with us. Got home at 2, and after dinner went up to Markie. Wore my white long trousers for the first time! I had great sets, and actually beat Markie and his sister, Mary, who belongs to a club, by first 5 games to 1, and then 6 to 3. Began Beethoven’s ‘Fifteen Variations’ today. I hope I will do well at it.
