Gray

Rose before 7. Painted skies of Dead Seas.

Very warm soppy-looking gray scirocco, but no wind.

Painted ― at the small, & larger Dead Sea, & Olympus: having now pretty well decided to take ― or send ― all the paintings ― 25 or 26 ― to England ― unfinished: & to get the majority of those ready to pack as soon as  may be.

Misspent much time today ― yet worked some in the great number of rooms: ― the quiet of this floor is  anyhow refreshing.

At 4 ― to Miss G.s: who would pay me £25 of her picture. ― It was very rainy, & only Mrs. N. went with me to the Ghetto ― when it poured with rain & we had to stand in a doorway. Found Politi’s shop ― (who sent respects to “that respectable man” F.L. ―) & told him to call on Miss G. on Sunday. ― After seeing Mrs. N. home, I went out to Mrs. Woolffs: ― poor Mrs. W. ― Ευ. Κυρκυμέλλι there ―. Very pouring rain, ― & golden sunset afterwards.

Returned at 7.15 ― to dine ― & penned out till 10.30.

Last night there was an Earthquake at 3 A.M. ― but I did not feel it.

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