File 1690. - Written at Grand Hotel, Eastbourne. Has been playing golf with R. O. Davies. Plans to spend the afternoon reflecting on ...,

Written at Grand Hotel, Eastbourne. Has been playing golf with R. O. Davies. Plans to spend the afternoon reflecting on his Scottish speeches. Met the MP for Eastbourne last night; he 'strongly deprecated' Balfour's remaining in office and believed an early dissolution of parliament was likely if Hampstead went wrong. Is sanguine that the Liberals may win the Hampstead by-election, although, 'A villa suburb like Hampstead is no place for a revolution & nothing short would wipe out such a majority in 3 years'. Wishes that 'some big man would speak on the other side' which would make easier the preparation of speeches. Alfred Thomas's action has been entered for trial, and he [D. Lloyd George] is thus unable to leave for his holiday until late November, 'But I must get it or the Session will inevitably break me down. I must get back my lost blood. My voice is better than it ever was'.