12th Sunday of Holy Communion. Still thinking of St. Joan. The Bishop of Beauvais, Duke of Warwick and Charles VII were extraordinary. – P’s leg is almost better again but he had to take taxi to Cathedral again to-day. Fr. Engelmann does not know yet whether she will get position or not. Miss O’Brien came, and we had a talk about St. Joan at dinner. Mr. Corkery says it is only an ‘entertainment’. Irritabile genus Vatum! [Horace: the irritable species of the poets]. Was going to go boating with Joe Mangan but changed my mind, and went up to Cathedral for Jubilee Procession. There was an enormous crowd of men, about 3,000, and I among them, marched in fours to St Mary’s where we said some prayers. P’s choir sang ‘Adoremus te’ very beautifully, and then back to Cathedral for Benediction. P. played a wonderful prelude on organ. Very tired after it. Went to Mr. Corkery, and heard service on wireless. The strike is much worse. Baton charges and riots. As concert was postponed went home early and continued comp. ‘When is a classic a classic?’
