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Henry Morton Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley, part 2.13, chapter 2.28 (search)
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Chapter XXV Furze Hill
in the autumn of 1898, Stanley decided to look for a house in the country.
We had lived, since our marriage, at 2, Richmond Terrace, Whitehall, close to the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey; but though we were near the Thames and St. James Park, Stanley naturally felt the need of a more open-air life.
We therefore decided to have a country retreat, as well as the home in town.
In his Journal, November 1, 1898, he writes:--
To live at all, I must have open air, and to enjoy the open air, I must move briskly.
I but wait to have a little more strength, when I can begin the search for a suitable house, with some land attached.
It has long been my wish, and the mere thought of having come to a decision, that it is imperative to possess such a thing, before it is too late, tends towards the improvement of my health.
Whatever Stanley undertook was thoroughly done.
He collected lists of most of the House and Estate-agents, cut out the adverti