Show A scholar in bed an amusing glimpse ot of the famous statesman is given by mr john murray of tho the famous publishing house which has baa issued many of mr glad stones writings and speeches the thai last time I 1 was at mr Glad Glada stones house bouse says mr murray 1 I had bad break i fast early and alone as I 1 was going I 1 to scotland when I 1 had bad finished I 1 was told that mr gladstone did not know that I 1 was leaving so early andl and that he be wanted to have another talk with me I 1 went to his bedroom a very largo room with a double bed in it mrs gladstone was in her dressing room gladstone was dressed in a nightgown with a brown shawl round him he was lying flat on his face his head at the foot of the bed and his bis feet on the pillows in one hand he ha held a cup of coffee and there was a book in the other I 1 shall never forgot forget that interview and the comicality of the great lion head bead popping up as I 1 went towards him |