Fine all day, cloudy at 4, rain at 10.

Rose latish ― 7. Dirty water &c. ― these lodgings are not as clean as of old. ― Letter from F.L. ―

Wrote to
1 Gussie Bethell ˇ[answered]
2 S. Street.
3 E. Newsom. ―― 14th
4 F.L.
5 Mrs. Evans
6 Mrs. Musters, ― 7
7 Mrs. Hs. Hunt. ― 14th
8 C. Hansen.

At 12.30 ― or 1 walked ― by the cliff & old Daddy Hunt fields, to Fairlight. Sate from 2 to 4 quietly at the Martineaus. ― Enjoying beyond description the quiet garden & flowers. Then, with Alfred, Bob, & Miss M. walked to the Glen, & Lover’s seat ―: beautiful as it is, the crowds of people spoil its repose. Returned, & dined at 6, pleasantly. Mrs. M. is a very superior & delightful woman ever. ― At 9.30 came away, with Alfred & Bob who kindly saw me down to below Barham’s. Thence alone, ― & at the Post Office ― rain: ― home by 11. ―

Rayther in the morbid: ― anent my letter to Gush ― those to C.C., J.J.H., & J.E.C. ― G.’s arrival & various other nonsenses: ― & wishing to be away from here ― if so be the paintings were  but done!

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