Tuesday, 18 February 1862
Dull early ― rain & cloud from 12; or cloudy.
A dark gray day. Worked at Corfû A, but at intervals, ― tho’ not ill.
Col. Maude came down for a time.
(Last night (or morning,) noise went on till nearly 6: so I could not sleep & only rose at 8.30.)
At 4 went out ― meeting Geoff ―: & we went to Ascension, & along the coast, turning back before 1 Gun.
Shortly after we met Capt. Clifford.
Home by 6.20. Dinner 7. Intense stillness above, διατὶ;1 ―
Penned out till 9: awfully sleepy.
[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]
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