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destined by a client for a Red Cross sale
shortly to be held at Dowells. Knowing nothing
of them he brought the objects for me to see.
They were a gold lunula, the neighbour to
one already in the Museum, found many
years ago in Lanarkshire, the only one in
Scotland outside the National Collection, and
a beautiful twisted gold armlet, from the
same region! Both had belonged to Adam
Sim of Coulter. I explained how undesirable
it was that such National Treasures should
go to the hammer, and I rejoice to say I
have them now awaiting the purchase
of the Council at a reasonable figure!
The council agreed to a price of £45 and the
objects were accordingly purchased.

4th April 1916.
Still at war and only today the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, budgeting for thousands of Millions
for the year, declares he has proof that the
war will last throughout this financial year.
With such a prospect it may well be three
or four years till the Treasury sees fit to
produce the necessary funds to take us
back from exile. There is a faint
prospect, however, that we may get back
the books to the library, and perhaps

be reinstalled in our own premises this
summer. Edinburgh has had its first visit
from Zeppelins. Sunday was a perfect
spring day, all the more welcome as following on
an abnormally long and stormy winter, which
a week previously had covered the country in
snow, torn up trees with storms of wind, &
played such havoc with the signals etc on the
main railways in England, that traffic was
quite disorganised. In the enjoyment of the
lovely afternoon I accomplished a ten mile
walk, going right round Barnton Park and
home by the Queensferry Road. Naturally
a little tired I settled myself after dinner in
an armchair with a volume of Henryson's
Poems for a pleasant evenings reading. My
enjoyment was of but short duration, for about
9.15 the electric lights suddenly sank to a
dull glow, the recognised warning for a
coming air-raid. Instantly we were all afoot.
(Chrissie was staying with us) and while Jocelyn
went to get Mary out of bed and down to the
basement, I retired to my room and changed
from my dress clothes into a tweed suit. A
horrible gloom throughout the house with the
filaments of the electric lamps merely showing
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