Saturday, 18 August 1860
Pouring rain. Worked at Damascus till 1.
At 4 came W.N. in his Brougham, & we drove to Woodberry ― deluges of rain, & Carter the Coachman unwell.
Dr. & Mrs. Tunaley at dinner ― & only Guy besides. Dr. T. is very much aged ― & Mrs. T. λαλᾶ παραπολυ ως πρωτον.1
Singing ―: & talk.
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[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]
- Crows overmuch as the first (GT). [↩]