Monday, 7 October 1861
Dull & dark.
Letters ― F.L. is to marry K. Morgan.
A. Fowler ― his boy is dead.
Wrote to F.L.
Macbean
& others.
Arranged linen &c. to send to Corfu. ―
& books.
At 3.30 walked to St. John’s wood, & after a long time found where Roëd was staying, but he was out. So, for the sake of the days of Marstrand, I asked him to breakfast or dine on Friday. Coming away, met Edmund Lushington & Matilda Tennyson & walked back part of their way. E.L. goes tonight to join F.L. at Edinburgh, for Lady M.’s funeral. ―――
Home by 6 ― & dressed ― & to Fairbairns ― only Tom Woolner, & a Mr. Waring there. Dinner excellent & evening very pleasant.
[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]
Thank you very much Marco for the work you are doing with Lear’s
diaries. The daily entries are a joy.
Peter Hart