At 9 left Seymour St. ― cab to Tor Villa. Reynolds & H. at work. I worked on the Sunset Jerusalem till 5 ― rather better. Then called on Ann, whose life & state distresses me sadly ― but how to help it? ― Worried & hurried ― Ann to dinner ― R. & H. ― & penned out till 10. But they sate up all night ― & chatting & bozing ― so that I got no sleep.

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[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]