May 1st Sunday

Wrote a long answer to Sunday Times on this cutting.1 Laura long abed. The Simmons's came to lunch & were with us all day, talking.
In the evening we went together to the Cervantes in Old Compton Street2 and afterwards to Café Royal. I had a bad stomach cured by 4 brandies.
At C.R. succeeded in not knowing Hugh Walpole3, and Aaronson.
Laura worked on Protocol: she was suddenly overwhelmed with tiredness at 2 o'clock. Stayed in bed till [until] lunch next day.

Editorial Notes

1re. Count Belisarius: see enclosure. eds.
2Westminster eds.
3British novelist (1884-1941) eds.