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N. B. -Having regard to the eccentricities of the Law of Libel it must be / distinctly understood that the following does not refer to the / distinguished officer, Lieut. Troup Horne, of the Inns of Court. / Anybody trying to cause mischief between a civilian of eight stone and / a soldier of seventeen by a statement to the contrary will hear from my / solicitors.
Aug. 29, 1916. -We returned from the sea to find our house still our / own, and the military still in undisputed possession of the remains of / the grass in the fields of Berkhamsted Place. As in previous years, it / was impossible to go in search of wild-flowers without stumbling over / sleeping members of the Inns of Court; but war is war, and we grumble / as little as possible.