Rose very late. 7½ . ― Friend Life may be proper ― but is not good for progress to me.. ― No letters: read & wrote a very little. ― E.C. not well, & she did not come down to lunch. ― ― After that, J.E.C. drove me in the dogcart (with Punch,) to Broughton, […]
Bad night. ― Rose very late. Fine, but windy. The air here is more pleasant to me that that of Wellow, or Wells ― or Littlegreen. ― After breakfast & newspaper, ― read a good bit of the Petra journals to J.E.C. ― Lunch. ― & afterwards, went with him, in Dogcart through Sir R. […]
Slept wonderfully well. ― Fine ― & grand clouds. ― Rose at 8. After breakfast ― & toddling about ― wrote several letters. ― & then came one from S.W.C. very nice & kind. Then walked with J.C. to the schools ― & to Mr. Winn’s: very nice people apparently. Map of Lincolnshire ― walk […]
Slept ill, woke at sunrise, & beholding the clear sky & red tiles & chimney=pots, ―― thought of Southern places in spite of myself. ― Rose at 7 ― breakfast at 7½ ― in Hansen’s lower room ―: Mrs. H. very fat: ― little Rose a nice child. At 8 ― cab ― (which the […]
Gray ― dull. Rose at 5. ― At 6 ― left good kind C.M.C. ― & came to rail, whence, by Glastonbury & Bristol, I reached London at 11½, & drove to Hansen’s. No room there ― but for the night. Note from J. Cross ― so I resolve to go to that warm[-]hearted fellow. […]
X12 / No end of dismals! ―― Rose late. ―― Letter from Ann ― enclosing a little note from Fred.k ˇ[Lear] acknowledging receipt of 10£. ― also she says Harriett is worse; but I do not see, as yet, that she is much more so than last year. No letter from J.E.C. ― but, on […]
Same fine weather. Letter from F.L. which I answered. & from [Chinnery] ―: boxes arrived, but damage down the frames & perhaps pictures. ― I write off to Foord. No letter from J. Cross: ― & I nearly resolve to go to town on Monday. ― Morning passed ――― nohow. ― After lunch, C.M.C. & […]
Lovely morning, ― yet I could not rise early. Breakfast, & afterwards, wrote to Mr. Howard, Mr. Clive & others, till C.M.C. came in. Then with him, went to the Cathedral, & to Mr. Pindus’s: ― & to reading room. Lunch ― {qu: dinner?) one Smart, formerly a pupil at Carey’s ― now a clergyman […]
Up pretty early ― writing ― & after breakfast wrote letters at no end of a pace. ― Perfectly lovely weather, & this room is delightful now. Wrote till 1 ― 1:30 ― dinner: one Assheton also. ― Read & slept till 4.30 then walked with C.M.C. over Milton Hill to Wookey Hole & to […]
Very lovely day. Left Wellow in the carriage at 9¼ ― & was at Romsey by 9¾. ― How beautiful are the dark green trees. Rail to Salisbury by 11 ― where I walked about & in the Cathedral till 1:40. Then Rail to Westbury & then to Witham. Always the clear beautiful sky & […]
