Rose at 7. What a sunrise! ―― Wrote till 8.30 ― & after breakfast ― A long advice letter to Willie Nevill ― rough copy. ― Count Henckel called: ― I on Col. Bruce. ― umph. ― (saw “Kirkwall.” ―) on Mrs. Herbert, Mrs. Ragnanean, & poor old Countess Valsimachi. ― Then to  the Hotel by 1. ― A great row in the Hotel between runaway drunken Sailors, & Marines sent to fetch them; ― a regular fight ― swords &c. ― & altogether a scandal. ―

At 1.30 with Count George Henckel ― by Manducchio, to Potamò ― & then little Ἀγίου Πανταλαίμονα1 above.

Graf Henckel is a delightful fellow. He has been twice married ― the 2nd time to his “deceased wife’s sister.” Home by 5. Dressed: a bore. At 7 ― Palace.

How strange all this Palace life! ― And how awfully a bore! ―――― Where after was some piano cum whistling. ―

Away by 9.30. ――― ――――

Δὲν λέγωμεν τίποτες.2

X6

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

 

  1. Probably a small church in the area. [↩]
  2. We did not say anything (NB). [↩]