Thursday, 10 April 1862
Cloudy ― & rain early.
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Woke at 6. But the weather evidently will not do for Paleocastrizza.
Increasing cloud all day, & a little rain.
Mrs. Boyd, Mr. & Mrs. Mussouri, & one or two more, came.
Worked somewhat at Mt. Athos ― & ‘showed’ the large Corfu.
Made ready to go tomorrow, if the weather suits ― but now, at 5 P.M. it is all mist & cloud, yet no rain comes. Τὶ νὰ Κάμομεν;1
At 6 ― horrible thick gloom! ― walked out, but it rained a little & I returned at 7.15.
Exactly like very oppressive November weather.
Dined. & penned out till 10.30.
Gloomy days.
Happily, the Maudes are out; so, quiet.
[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]
- What can you do? (NB). [↩]