Wednesday, 18 December 1861
Perfectly wonderful weather yet! ―
Rose at 7. ― & after Breakfast worked ― (but not well,) at 3 Corfus ― till 4.
Then I walked out ―by the Alipù Potamo & cross roads & Alipu & cross road again to the S.ta Decca ― ― ―― Home by 6.15. The days seem to me brighter & longer than ever.
Dined at 6.45. Maccaroni & cervelli ―― G. afterwards talking about his dislike of Καστράδης. He don’t look, or seem, well.
The Maudes are out ―― all silent. Penned out, (the Philates Castle drawn in 1856) till 10[.]
And now I have set the window of my bedroom open ― to see the amazing calm & moonlight: Summer ― with a little chill on.
[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]