22/110 I went from Wotton to London to see the so much celebrated line of com'unication, and on the 10th. returned to Wotton, nobody knowing of my having been in his Majestie's Army.' During the first half of 1643 Evelyn employed himself entirely in rural occupations, visiting the garden and vineyard of Hatfield and similar places. From time to time, however, he made many journeys to and from London. What he sometimes saw there gave him much food for ample reflection. |