Athens, a representation of the _Duchess of Bayswater_ at, 301 author in, 279, 303 royalty at a theatrical performance in, 304.
Bambridge, Mr., as pianist, 145 his part in a performance of Haydn’s Toy Symphony, 201
Beaconsfield, Lord, offers Bishopric of Truro to author’s father, 62
Beesly, A. H., classics master at Marlborough, 155 _obiter dicta_ of, 160
Benson, Arthur Christopher, (brother), 22 a mystical “Chapter” and its warden, 99 a nursery reminiscence of, 25 and his brother Hugh, 128 as actor: a hilarious kitchen-maid, 177 as author, 178, 320 as butterfly collector, 95 at Eton, 87, 123, 251 contributes a poem to _Cambridge Fortnightly_, 231 gains an Eton scholarship at King’s, 126 holiday activities of, 92 house-master at Eton, 318 piscatorial exploits of, 54 schooldays at East Sheen, 30
Benson, E. F., a fellowship examination at Eton, 114 a first in the Classical Tripos, 245 a fit of demoniacal possession, 59 a (neglected) untrained faculty for visualizing, 143 a ride with Gladstone, 271 a squirrel at prayers, 23 a trip to Switzerland, 129 an attack of jaundice, 209 an instance of his fatal habit of inversion, 28 and his brother Hugh, 128 and the food question at school, 83 applies for post in Education Office, 319 archæological studies at Cambridge: an inspiring tutor, 255 at Marlborough, 137, 196 attends children’s parties at White Lodge, Richmond Park, 86 “Benson’s lies,” 86 _et seq._ “Beth” on his want of tact, 107 birth of, 13 birthday celebrations at Rugby, 32 Bishop Wordsworth’s gift to, 52 boredom of Sundays at Addington, 183 botanical studies in Cornwall, 64 butterfly and moth collecting, 146 Chester, archæological exploration at, 266 childhood days: impressions of, 13 _et seq._ climbs the Matterhorn, 241 compulsory study in Switzerland, 135 conducts Haydn’s Toy Symphony, 201 confirmation at Marlborough, 163 Cornwall, a new home in, 62 _et seq._ curricula at Lincoln, 40 cycles with “O. B.,” 222 death of his brother Martin, 78 death of his sister Nellie, 252 disquieting letters from his mother, 252, 317 _Dodo_, publication of, 292 edits _The Marlburian_, 194 Empress Frederick and, 284 enjoyments during a foggy Christmas, 175 excavations at Megalopolis, 288 fails in a scholarship examination, 125 father appointed Archbishop of Canterbury, 163 first view of the Parthenon, 279 first visit to Crystal Palace, 111 friendship with Regie Lister, 305 _et seq._ games and school matches at Marlborough, 203 Greece, the spell of, 308 hide-and-seek at Lincoln, 35 his father, 13, 42, 62, 102 (_see_ also Benson, Edward White) his mother, 18 _et seq._, 27, 29, 40, 58, 61, 102, 106 (_see_ also Benson, Mrs.) holidays in the Lake District, 209 hoop-bowling at Marlborough, 200 in Algiers, 254, 276, 277 in Athens, 279 _et seq._, 303 _et seq._ in Egypt, 254 influence of A. H. Beesly on, 155 _et seq._ journeys to Truro for opening of Cathedral, 235 lacks effective ambition, 123 Lambeth and Addington, 163 _et seq._ lean years at school, 108 _et seq._ learns to swim, 56 liberty and leisure at Addington, 251 Lincoln, reminiscences of, 52 _et seq._ love of music, 58, 68, 112, 152 lure of the mountains, 130 meets Mary Anderson, 235 Mrs. Gladstone’s telegram announcing death of his father, 322 natural history studies of, 65, 66, 96 parental encouragement of hobbies, 57 poetical efforts of, 93, 121 Pontresina, a trip to, and his brother Hugh, 263 private schooldays, and holidays, 80 _et seq._ Reeve, the Rev. J. A., a pen picture of, 73 revisits Marlborough, 235 _Rubicon, The_, published, and adverse critiques, 296 _et seq._ scholarships at King’s, 230, 263 schooldays at East Sheen, 80, 108, 114 schoolfellows expelled, 89 “Sieges--the most dangerous game since the world began,” 39 _Sketches from Marlborough_, publication of, 232 Sundays at Lincoln and at Addington, 46, 183 Swiss mountain-climbing, 41 _et seq._ the charm of the sea, 56 the passing-bell at Marlborough, 209 the tragedy of a stickleback, 67 tours Normandy and Brittany, 244 Turkish delight, midnight revels, and the sequel, 115 _et seq._ Wellington and the beginning, 13 _et seq._ widening horizons of, 147 _et seq._ wins a foundation scholarship, 145