Wednesday, 27 November 1861
As brilliant & clear as Earth can show. ― Rose at 7. Paid Turlock ― (Royal Hotel ―) Bill ―― a very well conducted & quiet Hotel. ― A walk on the Parade with Boyd. /Introduced by Peel to young Storks. ――?) To Casa Παραμυθίοτι, George also. Bolland there, but they are going. While they went out on one side, we spread gradually on the other ―― & so on, all day.
Taylor sent chairs &c. ― & before 5 we really got the whole House into something like order.
At 7 dined at Carter’s. Count Henckel & 3 English there: & a really pleasant park.
Home by 8.30. George tells me Spiro is vy. unwell[.]
Evidently ― one has lived in Corfu 5000000000 years ― if not more.
Slept at Casa Παραμυθίοτι ― for the first time.
[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]