Dr. Donovan is now beginning German, and he gave Mám a few hints that it would be splendid for him if I could help him with it. I would love to, and would learn a great deal myself, besides being very much honoured, but he didn’t like to mention it yesterday, so evidently it is off. – Pap has a great idea for his choir: he will present an operetta next January, Gluck’s ‘Mai Königin’ [May Queen]. This will be splendid for holding the choir together but it will mean fierce work and must be excellent if performed at all. – The Bantry scheme is working splendidly. He is going down Tuesday week. Saw in paper that skeleton of a gigantic mammal has been hauled up in Cork harbour. The Dublin university students had a great rag [sort of carnival] yesterday. They formed a procession headed by HRH Prince of Wales and Mussolini, the former being congratulated on the arrival at College Green for not having fallen off his steed, and the latter for not having been assassinated. Mussolini and ‘Tim Healy’, the Governor General [head of the Free State representing the monarch] then made speeches, that they would make Ireland into a limited company, and each become dictator!
