Very dull Scirroco. ― Wrote till Church time. Service shorter ― so best. C.’s sermon a bore. ― Afterwards ― to Oswald Middleton’s ― & lunched too heavily. Hard pouring rain. ― Called at 3.30 ― on Count Henckel ― who expires of dullness. ― At 4 walked to One Gun battery solo. ― Dark ― warm ― damp ―: depressed in spirits.

Dined alone ―― & wrote till 9 or 10.

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