Wednesday, 11 December 1861
The same celestial weather ― but, towards evening, with a little more cloud. ―
Rose at 7 ― & worked at 2 or 3 (or 4) of the Corfû smaller paintings. Later, made 4 more tracings.
At 2.30 ― little Boyd came ― & I drew some nonsense drawings for him: a nice intelligent boy. ― At 3.30 ― drew the Citadel ― from Καστράδες. ―
Spiro & Karalámbi are better somewhat.
Dined at 6. The Decies ask me to dine, wh. I decline. ―
Horrid people close by my room ― above or below I know not ―― perform on violins & sing.
Am going to endeavour to pen out a little ― if ever so little.
Penned out till 10.
[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]