Friday, 25 February 1859
Rose earlier, & worked from 7 to 8 ― at Lady Reid’s Jerusalem. ― Breakfast ― G.’s lesson, ― Greek lesson; ― worked from 10 to 5 ― only stopping to write a page or two to F.L. At 6 ― dined with the Macbeans ― where all is not quite as it should be ― temper ― I suppose. In the evening came 2 cousins (Miss Ogles? ―) who knew Mrs. Ruxton & all Louth, ― Miss Webb ― & some others. ― Rumours of war.
[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]