Lord William and Lilian Duchess had married inriper years; but their union was happy, prosperous andeven fruitful. They settled down at the beautifulDeepdene near Dorking, and bade me visit them continually.I took a strong liking to Bill Beresford. He seemed tohave every quality which could fascinate a cavalrysubaltern. He was a man of the world acquainted with everyaspect of clubland and society. For long years he hadbeen military secretary both to Lord Dufferin and LordLansdowne, successive Viceroys of India. He was a grandsportsman who had lived his whole life in companionshipwith horses. Polo, pig-sticking, pony-racing, horse-racing,together with shooting big game of every kind, had playeda constant part in his affairs. As a young officer of the12th Lancers he had won a large bet by walking afterdinner from the Blues Mess at Knightsbridge to the cavalry106barracks at Hounslow; there catching a badger kept bythe 10th Hussars and carrying it back in a bag on hisshoulders to the expectant Mess at Knightsbridge, in anexceedingly short time, considering the distance. Therewas nothing in sport or in gambling about sport which hehad not tasted. Lastly, he was an officer who had served inthree or four wars, and who had in circumstances of forlornhope rescued a comrade from Zulu assegais and bullets.His opinions about public affairs, though tinged with anofficial hue, were deeply practical, and on matters of conductand etiquette they were held by many to be decisive.
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Later on Steevens was kind enough to read my proofs andoffer valuable advice which I transcribe. 'The parts of thebook I have read,' he wrote, 'appear to me to be a valuablesupplement to the works of G. W. Steevens, indeed a valuablework altogether. I think it first rate, sound, well got upand put together, and full of most illuminating and descriptivepages. The only criticism I should make is that yourphilosophic reflections, while generally well expressed,often acute and sometimes true, are too devilish frequent.If I were you I should cut out the philosopher aboutJanuary 1898, giving him perhaps a short innings at thevery end. He will only bore people. Those who wantsuch reflections can often supply them without assistance.' Hisgay, mocking spirit and rippling wit made him adelightful companion, and our acquaintance ripened intofriendship during the summer months of 1899. This wasthe last summer he was to see. He died of typhoid feverin Ladysmith in the following February. 2ff7e9595c
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