three o'clock in the afternoon
Delegates , both German and English , of the Anglo-German Union had promised to deliver addresses . Among other well-known bodies who were sending representatives I saw mention of the Anti-Imperial and Free Tariff Society , the Independent English Guild , the Home Rule Association , the Free Trade League , and various Republican and Socialist bodies . The paper said some amusement was anticipated from a suggested counter demonstration proposed by a few Navy League enthusiasts ; but that the police would take good care that no serious interruptions were allowed . As the Demonstration was fixed for three o'clock in the afternoon , I decided to go up the river by steamboat to Kew after my late breakfast . It was a gloriously fine morning , and on the river I began to feel a little more cheerful . As we passed Battersea Park I thought of Beatrice , who always suffered from severe depressions after her little outings . Her spirits were affected ; in my case , restaurant food , inferior wine , and the breathing of vitiated air was paid for by nothing worse than a headache and a morning 's discomfort .