Saturday, 5 January 1861
Masada 18 day
Cold still ― black gloom. Birds ― fed at window. ― & half frozen cat. Letters from Ann, Harvey Bagot, [&c. &c.]
Worked at Masada.
X2
Walked ― 4 to 5.
Curt journalisms. ― dined at 6½. Mr. & Mrs. Hardman only.
Did a little Greek ― & played a deal.
Cold amazing.
[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]