Diary. Subjects covered include: account of a trip to South Africa; English Speaking Union committee meetings; Phoenix Assurance Company business; comments on domestic service and household management; notes on an exhibition including Cadogan's paintings at the Chenil Gallery; accounts of holidays in Portmeirion and the Cotswolds; Cadogan's experience of renting studio space for painting at The Slade; thoughts on reading works of art criticism; and preparations for Christmas. Also includes comments on leisure pursuits such as watching television, listening to the radio, and gardening; visits to art galleries, concerts, and the cinema; and various social engagements. Includes illustrated souvenir log from the R.M.S. "Pretoria Castle" voyage from Cape Town to Southampton (February-March 1958) and postcard of the R.M.S. "Pretoria Castle" with Cadogan's annotations.