Rose at 5½. Packed ― & then wrote Albanian journals till 8. Chappell seems a good servant, & cared for. Maria was not down to prayers, & is unwell ― & was so yesterday. Lucy reads, as she does everything truly. ― Breakfast. Letter from Foord, & Ruskins’s note. At 10, wished the kind old […]
Things do not grow better. ― Rose at 6 & wrote 1857 journals. Breakfast. ― Letter from F.L. Italian news. ― Wrote & slept ― X4 ― till Lunch. There is not much pleasure here ― & Mrs. H. is “far from” improved” ― by years, ― it seems to me. ― F.L. has not […]
Rose at 5½. Very wet, but it cleared at 8 ― & became misty fine. Wrote many letters, & some of the April 1857 Journal all the morning till lunch, & then till 2½ again. ― Read & dawdled till 4. ― Poi,1 ― walked alone in the woods, & partly in Up-Park: ah! those […]
Rose at 5½ ― & finished writing out all the 1858 journals. Letters from Emily T. ― Sir J. Reid, & Maclean. ― Breakfast poor dear Admiral! ―― Little Frank Denison left: a very extremely nice lad. ― Wrote again ― & alas! X1 Then, at 1 ― Lunch: ― & afterwards wrote to Ann, […]
Most lovely morning: white trees & flowers!! ― Breakfast ― & afterwards talk & singing. Mrs. Campion is like Mrs. E. Hornby in old days. ―― At 9½ J.G.B. went ―: a good man ― but I would rather see him in better health. ― The little boy is a dear little chap. ― At […]
Up by 5½ ― very bright & lively. ― Wrote Damascus journal &c. to 7 packed. ― Breakfast lively & pleasant, “urbane, polite, astute” &c. ― Walked to Parsonage, & saw Francis Hepburn ― & to Church [Home], & Miss Blencowe. ― Quiet good Xtian folk all them. How pleasant these walks & woods! (32 […]
There seems no improvement, ― at least, very little. Rose at 5½. ― How am I to “get through” a country [gr.] church & the services, & F. Hepburn’s reading a sermon were all good ― & the whole affair a pattern & model as indeed are the whole family & parish; ― responsibilities are […]
Rose at 5. ―Wrote Journal of Cedars &c. ― Many letters ― Lady Waldegrave ― who likes her pictures. C.F. ― ditto. F.L. nice letter sent though Rome W. Hornby ― ― ― ditto. Letter of Hogarth club. W. Holman Hunt ― & F. Coombe. Breakfast. The prayers are not good here. The tea is: […]
Rose at 5 ― & worked at writing out Jerusalem Journals, & wrote to F.L. ― Maclean, ― Hansen &c. ― At 9.20 very painful prayers, but in no case could the most cantankerous ἄνθρωπος deny that the whole Blencowe family are truly good & pious people. Breakfast ― with Mrs. B. ― & Miss […]
Less wicked. ― And it was also less cold. Packed ― in 2 trunx ― & leaving much in a blk box. Read over, & extracted some from Curzon. ― & arranged [πράγγιατα] for Mrs. Hunt. Played & sang for Mrs. H. Blackmore. Paid debts. ― Lunch. ― Left the ever kind Husey Hunts at […]
