Wednesday, 21 November 1860
Masada 4th day
Rose as usual ― but cross: ― this life is gone back to the bi=bad days. ― Bother.
No letters.
Morning fine ― but rain at 12. After 4 frightful wind & torrents ― howlings. Did not go out all day.
Capt. Huish & Mrs. H. came ― & Miss Howard: intelligent & pleasant people.
Worked at Beirût till 3 ― foreground. Then an hour at Masada.
5 to 6 Greek ―. Dinner.
8 to 9½ penned out Ζαγωριτεκὰ.1
Greek & journal till 10.30 or 11.
No letters from Giorgio ― whom I sometimes absurdly expect to see suddenly. In reality, I suppose he is at Πατράσσος2 ― or εἰς τὰς Αθῆνας.3
I think a head (sic) as little as possible ― doing all I can to collect & concentrate thoughts for what I am doing ― then 12 Ζωγραφία.4
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[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]