STORY OP KING EDWARD.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 17021, 18 December 1920, Page 13

STORY OP KING EDWARD.

+ Colonel John Buclian has •written-.1 memoir of Captain Francis Octavius Grcnfell and Riverscale Nonus Grenfell, twin brothers, who both fell in tho great war - ~ c "Jlivv,'' in one of.liis letters, tells of an amusing encounter he fend with tho late King Edward. He was invited to dine at, Lord Favquliar's, and on entering the house he ,'isked it there wcro man ° people preset*. Tne answer oi tho footman was, "Vcs, my lord, the King and Queen." Like an ass, I barged into the draw-imr-room. where everyone was standing «inattention. The King walked up aud shook mo warmly by the hand. I dul not to _ kiss it or kneel clown, or what, so I ."just calmly said* "How do you do, sir:'" At that i.e started off in the most fluent l'rcncii. . . . L didn't understand a word said, so I remarked, "1 beg pardon, sir'''' Then he said in English, "How is vour aunt?'' "Very well indeed, sir." His Majesty then said, "I mean the one who -was ill. lam so glad she is much better." Then he asked me was I going to stay long (I thought ho meant to dancing.'. >0 1 , sa v; "So,'' 1 .was going home early. "I '.hope you will stay some time, as yo ; i are sticli a great'traveller. How do you propose to go home:'" I replied, L thought of going by the Lndorground." That put an end to it. 1 sneaked into the corridor. . . Afterwards L found the King had mistaken me i'or a Frenchman called Paul de Jancourt. After I. left the room, the King asked who was thai. '•'Grcnfell! Good gracious! I have been talking I«'rench to him. and asking about :1 is aunt. Why didn't they tell me?" Ho was rather sick, I Relieve, as lie iiates making mistakes.