-49I sometinies go and see Willard-CXrGni I never go unless he asks me-to spend a quiet evening. He is awfully rich, so rich, that he doesn't often live in his house. He always seems to be passing through Doornkop en route to Tinley Manor or Europe or somewhere. When I go to Willard-Oven, there's never anyone else there. I should like to study some rich people. My, I am keen op leology, I I knew Willard-Owen in England. He came out to S.A.because of the Boer War - and just after it. He was awfully poor then. I saw him off. Ife said he was going out either to sink or to swim. He swam by floating something else. He's awfully clover. Such a lot of people can float but can't swim. Since then - floating and getting in,on ground floors has become known. Like levitation. Mr. Willafd^en's son is at Oxford. He went there because he could run a hundryeadrds in 10-2/5 sees. All the papers say it odds on he'll do time some day. Jfy, it must be nice to have a son at Oxford. You insensibly absorb an atmosphere there, and a lot of I students gpt an accent which everybody can understand who's been at Oxford. The other evening I went toWillard-Owen for one of our nice quiet evenings. Owen showed me in himself. He always does His servants are all white and I don't dress as well as I should like to. He was awfully cross. His face showed it, it was a disinheriting face. Read that", he said, and pushed a pape r into my hand. "At the Oxford Freshman's Sports held today, the 100 yards was won by Cartaghiene of Bolivia. The time was 11 sees. Wtl-lard-Owen was unplaced". The young • scoundrej", he said, "and he costs he every penny of a thousand a year. Not a penny of my money does he get when I go. What the does he think I sent him home for ? My, it must be fine to disinherit someone. Georgian. Country seated. Entails and all that sort of thing. I often go and see Thompson. He hasn't swum in S.A. and he
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