Also a weary day. ―

Fought myself into rising at 6. Gk Lesson ― till 8. Call on Williams. ― Hardly worked ― off & on ― at the 2 Sandbach drawings ― both I think spoiled ― & one of Parnassus: ― but mainly I slept ― reading Mme D’Arblay at times. ―― ――― At 2 ― lunch, & slept again. ― At 4½ ― came Drummond ― & I walked with him to the Termini & back. He is very pleasant & sensible, but Mrs. Drummond is unwell still. All war matters grow worse. ― (In the morning I called on Beresfords ― whom everyone must pity. ― His 2 little boys came up here afterwards: nice children, both. ―) After leaving Drummond I called on the Marshalls ― where were [James], Julia, then Mrs. M. ― livelier than usual, ― & the Charmside. These people do not occupy my mind ― ἑξ ἐνανδίου – εἶμαι κουρασμένος ἀπ’ αυτοὺς. ―1)

After that I went to the Knights, ― H.K. was sadly down spirited ― Isabella being in one of her worst phases of illness ― after that I saw “Mr. John Gray ―” & Charles but I could not stop to dine: & came home to half a dinner, I having ordered two ― for a dollar, of Spillman.

The[n] semi-γεῦμα2 answered with ― in some respects. ―

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

  1. “On the contrary – I am tired of them.” (D. Harvey. [↩]
  2. “Semi-meal” (D. Harvey). [↩]