Saturday, 6 March 1858
Gray & quiet fine day. Finished the 2 little Athos’s. Sir G. & Lady Douglas, General & Lady Buller. Mrs. Boyd & Miss Ragnenean came. Captain Dixon & 2 Miss D.s & a Mr. Stephens consul at Trebizond. Dr. & Miss Henderson, Lady & Sir J. Reid came. Letter from Ann, & from Mr. Hill.
Walked late ― the smaller round. Dined at F.L.’s, Sir J.R., Curzon, Collinson, Boyd, Bunsen, & Shakespeare ― very pleasant.
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[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]