I met the Dean just coming out of the gate.

He had been attending a garden party given by Lord Airlie, who then occupied the lodge.

It was a pleasant coincidence to meet the most brilliant ecclesiastical historian at the door of the most brilliant civil historian of England.

The Dean stopped and chatted about Macaulay, of whom he was very fond, and then said: "Just beyond is Holland House." We went a few paces and got a glimpse of the famous mansion in which Lord Holland had entertained the celebrities of America and Europe.

One of the best hours I ever spent with Stanley was at his own table in the Deanery.