The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1Volume 1 — CHAPTER XXXReading editionChapter navigation46 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE LIFE OF THE RT. HON. SIR CHARLES W. DILKE, BART., M.P.THE LIFE OF THE RT. HON. SIR CHARLES W. DILKE BART., M.P.PREFACEINTRODUCTIONIntroductory materialIntroductory materialChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIAPPENDIXChapter IVChapter VChapter VIAPPENDIXChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XChapter XIChapter XIIChapter XIIIAPPENDIXChapter XIVAPPENDIXChapter XVChapter XVIChapter XVIIChapter XVIIIChapter XIXChapter XXChapter XXIChapter XXIIChapter XXIIIChapter XXIVChapter XXVChapter XXVIChapter XXVIIChapter XXVIIIChapter XXIXAPPENDIXChapter XXXPart of Sir Charles's routine was his morning bout of fencing. [Footnote: Sir Charles's fencing seems to have dated from 1874, during his stay in Paris after his first wife's death. Fuller reference to fencing at 76, Sloane Street and to his antagonists will be found in Chapter XLVII. (Vol. II., pp. 233, 234). ] This was the relaxation which he managed to fit into his crowded daily life, but his weekly holiday he spent upon the river. He notes, just before the Parliamentary crisis due to the bombardment of Alexandria:Chapter XXXIChapter XXXIIChapter XXXIIIPrevious chapter ←Volume 1 — APPENDIXNext chapter →Volume 1 — Part of Sir Charles's routine was his morning bout of fencing. [Footnote: Sir Charles's fencing seems to have dated from 1874, during his stay in Paris after his first wife's death. Fuller reference to fencing at 76, Sloane Street and to his antagonists will be found in Chapter XLVII. (Vol. II., pp. 233, 234). ] This was the relaxation which he managed to fit into his crowded daily life, but his weekly holiday he spent upon the river. He notes, just before the Parliamentary crisis due to the bombardment of Alexandria:All chapters and sections (46)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE LIFE OF THE RT. HON. SIR CHARLES W. DILKE, BART., M.P.THE LIFE OF THE RT. HON. SIR CHARLES W. DILKE BART., M.P.PREFACEINTRODUCTIONVolume 1 · Opening pagesIntroductory materialIntroductory materialVolume 1 · Chapters123Volume 1 · Other sectionsAPPENDIXVolume 1 · Chapters456Volume 1 · Other sectionsAPPENDIXVolume 1 · Chapters78910111213Volume 1 · Other sectionsAPPENDIXVolume 1 · Chapters14Volume 1 · Other sectionsAPPENDIXVolume 1 · Chapters151617181920212223242526272829Volume 1 · Other sectionsAPPENDIXVolume 1 · Chapters3047313233ENTRY INTO THE CABINET SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER, 1882I.← APPENDIXPart of Sir Charles's routine was his morning bout of fencing. [Footnote: Sir Charles's fencing seems to have dated from 1874, during his stay in Paris after his first wife's death. Fuller reference to fencing at 76, Sloane Street and to his antagonists will be found in Chapter XLVII. (Vol. II., pp. 233, 234). ] This was the relaxation which he managed to fit into his crowded daily life, but his weekly holiday he spent upon the river. He notes, just before the Parliamentary crisis due to the bombardment of Alexandria: →