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Very unable to paint: ― walked about ― suffering no end.

Painted somewhat at the small Corfus.

No letters.

At 3.30 ― to Miss G.’s, & at 4, with her & Mrs. N., Captn. Hillier, the maid & Cagiati, to the Captn.’s Boat ― & so to the Steamer.

Unpleasantly rough.

So. She is gone. ―

It is a twinge: ― ――

Came home ― & read papers, & at 5 went out again. Dreadfully nervous.

Steamer ― seen from Ascension, seems to go quietly.

Returned by 7.20. Dined at 8.

N. Wind.

Penned out till 11.10.

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