Tuesday, 10 December 1861
Same perfection weather.
Rose at 7. ― Spiro & Καραλάμπι are better somewhat.
Letter from Ellen ― & the Observer. Lady Grey is dead.
Wrote to Ellen & Lady G. Grey.
Sent letters to Drummond’s ― drawing
15£ for T. Cooper & Insurance
17.10 for Gush
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32.10
T. Cooper
Bickers & Bush
Worked at Corfû paintings till 1.30, then to the platform of Ascension, where I drew outline till 5 ― not cold at all. ―
Dined at 6. At 8. went to the Sargents ― & found all 3 sitting round the fire. ― they seem an amiable lot, but the nature of people ― when shut up in the hole ― is sorely tried. To day, however, I have been more εὐχαριζημένος.1 ―
Home before 11.
Took tea at Sir C.S.’s ― & was sleepless[.]
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[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]
- Pleased (NB). [↩]