Masada 23 day

Frightful cold ― al solito.

Letters from Ellis Ashton, ― (his letter is painful to me, ― as exhibiting weaker weakness ― gossip ― &c. &c.) ―― from Lady Bethell ――― very sad: ―― & others: ― from S.W. Clowes ― &c. ―――

Worked a little at the Masada: ― & at 11.30 S.W. Clowes came: ― hence no work. Went to Lyle’s & Hewitson’s with him ― lunch ― & to Weybridge at 2: ― it was very kind of him to come from Woodhouse really to see me.

Returning ―― found J.B. Edwards here! ― (on the ice ― però ―) so I worked a bit, ― & at 4 walked with him round Weybridge.

Dined: ― bitter cold room: ― afterwards ― in my room till 10.30. ―

Much talk διὰ τὸν πατὲρα του ― καὶ, ― δὶα τὴν Κυρὶαν1 ――

Awful cold! ! ! ! ! ! !

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

  1. Much talk about his family ― and ―― about the Lady (NB). [↩]