Since he had to keep his right hand free to remove his
hat every minute or so, in acknowledgment of his welcome, and as
his horse got alarmed by the noise, the cheering, and the waving
of flags, he managed to give a very pretty exhibition of
horsemanship.
By the way, Irish cheering is a thing sui generis. In place of the
deep-throated, reverberating English cheer, it is a long, shrill,
sustained note, usually very high-pitched.
The State entry into Dublin was naturally the first occasion on
which I had ever driven through streets lined with soldiers and
gay with bunting. If I remember right, I accepted most of it as a
tribute to my own small person.
On arriving at the Viceregal Lodge in the Phoenix Park, my brother
and I were much relieved at finding that we were not expected to
live perpetually surrounded by men in full uniform and by ladies
in smart dresses, as we had gathered that we were fated to do
during the morning's ceremonies at Dublin Castle.
The Viceregal Lodge is a large, unpretentious, but most
comfortable house, standing in really beautiful grounds.
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