Saturday, 13 February 1858
Rose at 8 ― unwell & stupid, naturally.
Worked at intervals all day at one of the 8 new pictures. Spectacle man, Chemist &c. came. & Steward’s man to put up the Tent ― a very good one ― £3.10 ― so I bought it. Worked again, & at 5 went the small round. Gray & fine day. Dined alone.
[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]