Friday, 11 November 1859
No letters. Cough bad ― asthma better. Worked but little. C.F. came to breakfast ― a very pleasant 2 hours. Later, I arranged my books.
Did not move out of doors. Tea at 6. Day fine.
J. Godley
C. Fortescue
Mrs. Martineau
Miss A.M.
Mrs. Bouverie
Philip Bouverie.
H.J. Brandling.
George Clive
George Middleton. ―>
Talk of Miss Leake now 92 ― she was stopped when walking with her mother, by a Highwayman in Portman Square, about 1770.
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[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]