Same weather. Off at 9 to Eastbourne. Went all over the old ground of 1852. 4. 3. Only found rooms in the Sussex Hotel at all possible. Then, at 2 ― at Hastings & the Scrivens, & saw other rooms ― some at Warrior Sqr. I resolve on taking this at 3.10 a week. Dine […]
Early morning at Woodberry. The elder boys are not as they should be I fear. Driven home by W.N. ― Packed. At 11¾ to rail, & by 12.30 to Brighton. Fly to Rottingdene:1 lodgings just taken, looked at others ― but useless. ― Rail to Lewes, & dinner there. a Mrs. Dansey (née Bloshenne). XX4 […]
Very peculiarly hot. ― Fowler writes to say he can’t come. “Packed” all day. [Gibbs, Cocks] Various people came. At 5½ W. (& Allan) Nevill, ― & I went home with them. Miss Robinson at Woodberry. Geoff & Hugh also. [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]
Left Ashwood with Sir R.B. at 9.45. ― Rail to town. Persevering Lady Client. ― Capt. [Bedingfield], Husey Hunt, 4 Evans & 2 Gibsons. ― then 6 or 8 Cocks’s ― 2 Hares, & Gibbs, ― (the Roman Gibbs: who has been to Masada & where not.[)] Also 3 Welds. ― some 30 people in […]
Same weather. Drew early. Thanked Sir R. for his blowing up. ― Walk with him. ― Talk &c. drew a little. ― Lunch. ― Later, Sir R., Lady B., Wally & Gussie all went to the gardens & park. We dined at 6 & Wally went back. Conversation till 10½. [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from […]
Same weather. Wonderful quiet early because of park: ― up early roaming. ― The trees & deer. Prayers, & breakfast pictures. Mrs. H.’s room. Taormina, Val Montone, & M. del Sorbo. ―― Miss P.’s room 8 drawings. ― Chaise to Epsom, 10½. ― London at 11½ . Arrived letters. Called on Brandling & took 2 […]
Same cloudless heat. C.F. ― & H.J. Bruce & others came At 2 by Pimlico to Epsom, & fly to Leatherhead. Ellen & W.N. ― talk of Sarah &c. Walked back to Ashtead ― Mrs. G. Upton, Robt. & Mrs. Curzon, H. Paget, W. Legge, Mrs. & Miss Levitt. Dear old Mrs. Howard, wondrously well […]
Same hot weather. Letter from Mr. Edwards. Worked off & on at his Corfû. 4 Andrès ― Baring ― 6 Crakes, & F.L. ˆ[came.] 5 Cocks ― 3 Farquhars ― & Lord & Lady Clermont. 22 humming beans. So at 5 I went to the Pantechnicon & Foord’s & back by the Crowded Park. At […]
Cannot rise early. Letters from Ann ― C.F. & Lady Bethell. Everything polit[i]cally ― more involved. Wrote some letters. ― Began to paint Edwards’s Corfû. ― ――― what recollections of that place! Slept ― & dawdled. At 3 or 4 ― kind good Mrs. G. Clive came ― with whom it is a pleasure to […]
Very hot & fine all day. Dickenson put up the pictures. Alfred & Miss Seymour came. Worked, as well as light allowed ― at Potter’s Corfû ― but it is miserable work. At 5 went to Quarritch’s, ― & some few other calls. At 7¾ to J. Godley’s: ― Lord, & 2 Miss Lyttletons, Mr. […]
