Monday, 16 September 1861
A fine day ― barring 2 showers: but cold.
Worked at Athos ― part well, part not.
No letters of any sort.
Wrote to Daddy Hunt.
Little boy next door came in to see drawings.
Dined at 4 ― sole solo, al solito.
Van Crake & old Mr. Harness came ―.
Walked out from 6 ― & sat “looking at the moon” ― till 8. ―
Wonderfully sad & blank & weary, tho’ better in health.
I think I fix to stay here thro’ next week, & then go up to town ― stopping 2 days at the F. Goldsmids. Then, whether or not I come down again with the pictures, I do not yet know.
[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]