INDEX.
- Abadie, Major, 218, 219.
- Alba, Duke of, 161, 162, 163.
- Alexander, Major G. H., 195, 196, 197.
- Alfonso, His Majesty King, xix, 74, 161, 162, 163, 164, 179, 208.
- Allenby, General Lord, 202, 212, 215.
- American Polo Team, The, 138, 139, 140-144.
- Ascot, 28.
- Ashby St. Ledgers, 75.
- Asquith, Mr. H. H., 35, 74, 78-79, 121;
- Mrs., 74, 78-79, 113, 121, 201, 224;
- Miss Violet (Lady Bonham-Carter), 78;
- Raymond, 46, 73.
- Astor, Waldorf (Lord Astor), 16, 28, 41, 58, 136, 226.
- Audregnies, 193, 202.
- Baden-Powell, Sir Robert, 99.
- Balfour, Mr. Arthur, 38, 39, 75, 80, 226.
- Baring, Hon. Windham, 23, 121.
- Barnes, Major-General Sir Reginald, 68, 69, 92, 226.
- Beale-Browne, Colonel, xx, 232.
- Beatty, Admiral Lord, 124.
- Bell, Sir Hugh, 124.
- Benson, Mr. Arthur, 10.
- Benson, Captain Rex, 232.
- Beresford, Lord Marcus, 132.
- Bingham, Major-General Hon. Sir Cecil, 123.
- Birkenhead, Lord. See Smith, F. E.
- Blackwood, Lord Basil, 217, 220;
- Lord Frederick (Marquis of Dufferin), 66, 69, 86.
- Blagdon, 122.
- Blood, General Sir Bindon, 96;
- Lady, 86.
- Bonbright, Mr., 40, 93, 132.
- Books read by the Twins:
- Huxley’s Science and Education, 29;
- Rose’s Napoleon, 35;
- Macaulay’s Essays, 35,
- Life, 36, 73, 94;
- Lecky’s Map of Life, 35,
- History, 57;
- Bacon’s Essays, 35, 73;
- Rosebery’s The Last Phase, 36;
- Shakespeare’s Plays, 36, 73, 96,
- Venus and Adonis, 72;
- Moltke’s Life, 36;
- Pickwick Papers, 36, 94, 158;
- Oliver Twist, 73;
- David Copperfield, 120;
- Alice in Wonderland, 39;
- Creevey Papers, 46;
- Burke, 72;
- Morley’s Burke, 57, 73,
- Life of Gladstone, 73, 91, 133;
- Butler’s Sermons, 57;
- Vanity Fair, 72, 73, 158;
- Pope’s Iliad, 72, 73,
- Odyssey, 91;
- Grenville Papers, 73;
- Townsend’s Europe and Asia, 73;
- Childe Harold, 73;
- Disraeli’s Lord George Bentinck, 91;
- Quintilian’s Education of an Orator, 91;
- Mlle. de Maupin, 94;
- The Jungle, 94;
- Boswell’s Life of Johnson, 94;
- Walpole’s Letters, 94, 96;
- Plato’s Republic, 96;
- Denison’s History of Cavalry, 95;
- Prescott’s Conquest of Mexico, 100;
- Kim, 100;
- Paradise Lost, 100;
- Queen Victoria’s Letters, 133, 134;
- Jack Sheppard, 134;
- Bryce’s American Commonwealth, 145;
- Henderson’s Stonewall Jackson, 158;
- Jorrocks, 158;
- Les Misérables, 158;
- Life of Nelson, 158.
- Brassey, Leonard, 95.
- Broken Hill, 149.
- Brooke, Victor, 69, 85.
- Buckhurst, 74.
- Bucks Hussars, The, 64, 187, 224.
- Bülow, Count von, 170.
- Bulteel, Miss, 13;
- Mrs. Lionel, see Grenfell, Juanita.
- Burnham, Lord, xiii, 86.
- Butler’s Court, 134.
- Byng, General Lord, 234.
- Cairo, 23.
- Campbell, Major-General Sir David, 42, 84, 202, 203, 204, 209, 226.
- Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry, 29, 46.
- Cecil, Lord Hugh, 48, 57, 70, 71, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 99, 106, 126, 224;
- Lord Robert, 49.
- Chamberlain, Mr. Austen, 80, 169;
- Joseph, 23, 47, 71.
- Charter Trust, The, 28, 55, 56.
- Cholmondeley, Lord, 107, 108.
- Churchill, Mr. Winston, 48, 76, 161, 174, 176, 214, 226.
- Cliveden, 28, 136.
- Compton, Lord Douglas, 86.
- Cooch Behar, 58, 63.
- Crawley, Eustace, 59.
- Cromer, Lord, 23, 120, 121.
- Curzon, Lord, 54, 69, 121.
- Dalmeny, Lord, 29, 49, 74, 84.
- Davids, Sergeant, 217.
- Dawnay, Hugh, 199.
- Dawkins, Sir Clinton, 50, 56, 76.
- De Lisle, Lieutenant-General Sir B., 116, 194, 198, 201, 202, 210, 228, 231.
- Desborough, Lord, 3.
- Disraeli, 8, 133.
- Dragoon Guards, The 4th, 110, 194, 195, 204, 212.
- Dudley, Lord, 34;
- Lady, 226.
- Dufferin, Lord. See Blackwood, Lord Frederick.
- Du Pre, George, 8.
- Durnford, Mr. Walter, 10, 14, 15.
- Eaton Hall, 72, 75, 81, 106, 133.
- Edward VII., His Majesty King, 30-31, 74.
- Edwards, Noel, 144, 232.
- Elliot, Lady Eileen (Lady Francis Scott), 86, 97;
- Lady Ruby (Lady Cromer), 97;
- Lady Violet (Lady V. Astor), 97.
- Eton, x-xi, 10-16, 18, 35, 44, 53, 55, 66, 102, 145;
- Eton Beagles, 10;
- Eton Eleven, 11.
- Farquhar, Lord, 30.
- Fergusson, Lieutenant-General Sir Charles, 194, 200.
- Fitzmaurice, Lord Charles, 60.
- Fripp, Sir Alfred, 115, 135.
- Furse, Bishop, 233.
- Fürstenstein, 170.
- Gaekwar of Baroda, The, 21.
- George V., His Majesty King, xiv-xvii, xix, 201.
- Germany, 111, 116, 117, 169-177;
- the Crown Prince of, 162;
- the Empress-Dowager of, 14.
- Glamis Castle, 167-168.
- Gordon-Lennox, Lord Esmé, 16.
- Gough, General Sir Hubert, 116, 202.
- Graham, Captain, 229;
- Lord Malise, 123.
- Grand Military, The, 42, 92, 119, 131, 132, 138.
- Grand National, The, 42, 51, 60, 119, 128, 129, 131, 132, 138, 152.
- Greene, Lieutenant-Colonel Raymond, 220, 232.
- Greenly, Major-General W. H., 231.
- Grenfell, Aline, Lady, 134, 164;
- Arthur, 3, 14, 28, 37, 51, 56, 64, 99, 100, 101, 104, 106, 153, 164, 178, 180, 181, 182, 224, 226;
- Cecil, 17, 51, 70, 92, 104, 157;
- Claude, 3;
- Dolores, 39.
- Field-Marshal Francis, Lord, 3, 16, 17, 23, 24, 70, 75, 84, 120, 134, 139, 143, 188, 200, 221, 225, 226.
- Francis Octavius, birth, 2;
- childhood, 5-9;
- at Temple Grove School, 9-10;
- at Eton, 10-16;
- Master of Beagles, 10;
- Eton Eleven, 11;
- joins Seaforth Militia, 18;
- in Cape Colony, 20-21;
- at Loch Carron, 22;
- in Egypt, 23;
- joins 60th Rifles, 23;
- with Lord Grenfell at Malta, 23-24;
- at Harrismith, 25-28, 33, 34;
- with column in W. Transvaal, 31-32;
- with 60th in India, 41-46, 50-52, 58-65;
- wins Hog-hunter’s Cup, 63;
- joins 9th Lancers, 65;
- at special manœuvres, 84-85;
- visit to frontier, 87-88;
- in Kashmir, 89;
- stays with the Mintos, 96-98;
- goes to Potchefstroom, 98;
- return to England, 101;
- at Cavalry School, Netheravon, 104;
- life in South Africa, 108-111, 115-120, 105-133;
- big-game hunting, 148-150;
- in America, 158-161;
- visit to King Alfonso, 161-163;
- at French manœuvres, 164-167;
- in Germany, 169-177;
- at German manœuvres, 175-176;
- goes to Tidworth, 178;
- to the front with 9th Lancers, 189;
- wins V.C., 194-198;
- return to Flanders, 209;
- in action at Messines, 215-220;
- invalided home, 223-225;
- his will, 225-226;
- his farewell dinner, 236;
- return to front, 227;
- his part in Second Battle of Ypres, 229-234;
- his death, 234-235.
- Harold, 3, 14, 21, 31, 32, 51, 70;
- Admiral Sir Harry, 4, 5;
- Admiral John, 3;
- John, 21, 56, 118, 120;
- Julian, 3, 4;
- Juanita (Mrs. Lionel Bulteel), 99, 124;
- Pascoe, x, 3;
- Pascoe Du Pre, 2, 3, 4, 5, 16, 17.
- Riversdale Nonus, birth, 2;
- childhood, 5-9;
- at Temple Grove, 9-10;
- Eton, 10-16;
- whip of Eton Beagles, 10;
- clerk in Bank of England, 19;
- at Malta, 24;
- in Charter Trust, 28;
- at Terling, 38;
- in America, 40-41;
- in South Africa, 54-56;
- at Hatfield, 57-58;
- visit to India, 59-64;
- wins Kadir Cup, 61-63;
- first attempt at public speaking, 77;
- visit to Hatfield, 78-80;
- in 1906 election, 82-84;
- joins Bonbrights, 93;
- in South Africa, 99;
- in Mexico and Canada, 99-101;
- character compared with Francis, 102-103;
- plays polo for England against Ireland, 105-106;
- bad accident, 111-115;
- at 1908 manœuvres, 122-124;
- operated on for appendicitis, 134-136;
- in Holland, 139-140;
- visit of American polo team, 140-144;
- in America, 144-147;
- joins his brother Arthur’s firm, 153;
- with Old Etonian team in America, 158-160;
- visit to King Alfonso, 161-163;
- at Glamis, 167-168;
- ballooning, 177;
- in Canada, 178;
- goes to front with 9th Lancers, 187;
- last sight of Francis, 198;
- galloper for De Lisle, 201-203;
- in retreat from Mons, 203-204;
- at First Battle of the Aisne, 204-205;
- his death, 205-206.
- Robert, x, 3, 14, 17;
- Admiral Sidney, 3;
- Sofia, 2, 6, 9, 16, 17;
- Lady Victoria, 99, 100, 101.
- Grenville, Sir Richard, 2, 132.
- Grey, Lord (Albert), 28, 98, 100, 208, 225;
- Charles, 149;
- Lady Sibyl, 74.
- Grosvenor, Lady Helen (Lady Helen Seymour), 163;
- Lord Hugh, 123, 158, 159.
- Guest, Hon. Frederick, 31;
- Henry, 59, 60;
- Ivor, see Wimborne, Lord.
- Haig, Field-Marshal Lord, 50, 61, 84.
- Haldane, Lord, 38, 79, 134.
- Halle, Professor von, 47.
- Harrismith, 25, 26, 27, 33, 34, 36.
- Hatchlands, 2, 5, 6.
- Hatfield, 57, 78-79, 99, 113, 114, 124.
- Hog-hunter’s Cup, The, 62-63.
- Hood, Rear-Admiral H. L. A., 58.
- Howell, Brigadier-General Philip, 87.
- Howick, 106.
- Humbert, M., 167.
- Hurlingham, 64, 95, 104, 114, 177.
- Hussars, The 4th, 99;
- the 11th, 230;
- the 14th, 26;
- the 15th, 232;
- the 18th, 193, 202, 204, 229;
- the 19th, 232.
- Hussey, Sergeant, 235.
- Hythe Musketry School, 235.
- Invalid Children’s Aid Association, The, 168, 226.
- Joffre, Marshal, 167.
- Johannesburg, 32, 117, 118.
- Kadir Cup, The, 60-63, 161, 208.
- Kafue Flats, The, 148, 149.
- Kitchener, Lord, 37, 38, 52, 58, 68, 69, 84, 85, 90.
- Lancers, The 9th, 43, 45, 50, 65, 69, 88, 90, 99, 156, 179, 180, 187, 188, 190-198, 199, 204, 205, 209-220, 223, 227, 228-235;
- the 16th, 162, 179;
- the 17th, 41.
- Lawley, Hon. Sir Arthur, 178.
- Lloyd, Brigadier-General Hardress, 144, 160.
- Loangwa River, The, 149.
- Loch Carron, 18, 22, 66.
- Long, Mr. Walter, 128.
- Longman, Lieutenant-Colonel H. K., 11, 47.
- Lucas-Tooth, Captain, 195, 197.
- McDonnell, Hon. Angus, 135, 226.
- McKenna, Mr. Reginald, 121.
- Mackinder, Sir H. J., 47.
- Maguire, Dr. Miller, 73.
- Mahon, Lieutenant-General Sir B., 61, 62.
- Maitland, Brigadier-General, 177.
- Malcolm, Mr. D. O., 110.
- Manœuvres, British, 122;
- French, 164-167;
- German, 175-176.
- Marling, Colonel P. S., 186.
- Maxwell, General Sir John, 70.
- Melton, 12, 23, 24, 27, 31.
- Messina, 54, 118.
- Messines, 214-220.
- Methuen, Field-Marshal Lord, 31, 110, 130.
- Metzsch, Baron, 176.
- Mexico, 99, 100, 168-169.
- Midleton, Lord (Mr. St. John Brodrick), 49, 79.
- Milburn, Mr. Devereux, 144, 160 n.
- Miller, Lieutenant-Colonel E. D., 114, 157.
- Milner, Lord, 38, 70, 76, 91.
- Minto, Lord, 69, 85, 96, 97;
- Lady, 97, 98.
- Moedwil, 32.
- Moratalla, 161.
- Morgan, Mr. J. Pierpont (senior), 147;
- (junior), 48, 124, 145.
- Mullens, Major-General R. L., 234.
- Murray, of Loch Carron, Alasdair, 18;
- Mr. Charles, xxi;
- Lady Anne, 22;
- Miss Sybil (Hon. Mrs. C. Willoughby), 22, 26.
- Netheravon, 92, 104.
- North Mimms, 125.
- Nuneham, 121.
- Oakham, 224.
- Overstone, 200.
- Palmer, Lady Mabel (Lady Grey), 48, 57.
- Paris, 37, 47.
- Phipps, Mr. Paul, 16, 74.
- Pless, Princess, 31, 170.
- Polesden Lacey, 76.
- Politics, The Twins in, 71, 76-77, 81, 82-84, 115, 138, 155-156.
- Polo matches, 65, 92, 104-106, 112, 114, 156-159, 162-163.
- Ponies:
- “Kitty,” 7, 8;
- “Snipe,” 51;
- “Barmaid,” 59, 61, 62;
- “Cocos,” 61, 63;
- “Recluse,” 62;
- “Despair,” 111;
- “Sweetbriar,” 113, 137;
- “Cinderella,” 115, 140, 142, 143.
- Ranelagh, 37, 104, 105.
- Rawlinson, General Lord, 25, 42, 48, 64, 85, 89.
- Rayleigh, Lord, 38, 39.
- Repington, Colonel, 127.
- Rhodes, Colonel Frank, 12.
- Rhodesia, 55.
- Ribblesdale, Lord, 38.
- Ricardo, Wilfred, 82.
- Ridley, Lord, 122.
- Roberts, Lord, 201.
- Rocksavage, Lord, 158, 159, 226.
- Roehampton, 37, 64, 104, 164, 180.
- Rosebery, Lord, 29, 47, 49.
- Roxburghe, Duke of, 104, 114.
- Salisbury, Lord, 48, 49, 58.
- Santonia, Duke of, 161.
- Scots Greys, The, 122.
- Scott, Lord Francis, 16, 26, 35, 85, 86, 96, 97, 226.
- Seaforth Militia, The, 18, 23.
- Seaton, Corporal, 218.
- Selborne, Lord, 110, 128;
- Lady, 126.
- Smith, Mr. F. E. (Lord Birkenhead), 91.
- Somerset, Duke of, 21.
- Spencer, Lord, 124.
- Stonewall Jackson, 48, 160.
- Stuart-Wortley, Jack, 31.
- Sutherland, Millicent, Duchess of, 134.
- Temple Grove, 9.
- Terling, 38, 46.
- Thulin, 192, 193.
- Tibet Expedition, The, 43.
- Tidworth, 178, 179, 180, 187.
- Viana, Marquis of, 161.
- Virginia, 160.
- Wake, Sir Hereward, 34.
- Warre, Dr., 13.
- Webb, Mrs. Sidney, 48.
- Weir, Mr. Andrew (Lord Inverforth), 226.
- West, Mrs. Cornwallis, 72.
- Westminster, Duke of (“Bend Or”), 75, 81, 106, 107, 108, 119, 180, 188, 198, 199, 226;
- Duchess of, 123, 163.
- Westonbirt, 28.
- White, Miss Muriel, 121.
- Whitelaw Reid, Miss (Hon. Mrs. John Ward), 74.
- Whitney, Mr. Harry, 147, 160 n., 224.
- Willoughby, Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Claude, xx, 66.
- Wilson, Captain H., 105, 106, 144, 160.
- Wilton Park, 8, 11, 29.
- Wimborne, Lord (Ivor Guest), 75, 76, 160 n., 221;
- Lady, 113.
- Wodehouse, Lord, 158, 220.
- Wyndham, George, 75;
- Hon. Hugh, 129;
- Mrs. (Miss Maud Lyttelton), 38, 57.
- Ypres, First Battle of, 210-220;
- Second, 227-235.