Wrote to Mrs. Hunt Ann F.L. Giorgio The early part of the day ― ever bright & warm & lovely ― I wrote letters. That I wrote to Giorgio seems to me now silly as I look back even in this book, to his unchanging fidelity to me: ― not so much for a long […]
X6. Spite of all, was up before 8, & after breakfast, worked at the Campagna till 3: it is not satisfactory, but I am too unhinged to paint it better. Wrote to B.H.H. Letter from B.H.H. ― old Mr. Blackmore is dead. Yet it seems but a little while, ― that Xmas, when we were […]
Fine. Letter from P. Williams: they seem utterly ignorant in Rome. Wrote P. Williams & others. With pictures unfinished & unpaid for, I do not know what to do. ― Yet I think I must go. ― o what a bore it all is. As Daddy H. said yesterday ― there is no repose. ‘Still […]
X4 Fine day. Wrote journals. ― At 12½ walked to the Martineaus, where was dear good Daddy. With him, the 5 brothers & Miss M. we walked to Pett. Dined at 6. A kindly good family. Bob, & H. set out to walk home with me, but it rained. I reached home by 11½. [Transcribed […]
Wrote to Mrs. G. Clive. ― C. Church. E. Woodthorpe & 2 others. Painted at Campagna. Italian news worse. ― Unsettled & unapplying. Walked to the W. Scrivens at 5 ― & to Barham. Fuss about lamp. Dinner late. [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]
XX3 Morning at Stratford Place. ― The last things sent there. Shopping till 1. Then to Pimlico & to St. Leonard’s by 5. ― Dined at the G. Scrivens’s. lovely day. Showery night. Letters 1} a Greek teacher 2} 3. Ann 4. Mrs. G. Clive, poor M.F.! 5. C. Church 6. Sir J. Reid. ― […]
Left Woodberry at 9 with W.N. & Geoff. Talk with S. Head ― about C.I. the boys &c. ― At Stratford Place all the day. Dined & slept at the Hansens. lovely day. [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]
X2 Alas! ― Came to town with W.N. Unpacking ― all day at Stratford Place. Back to Woodberry in the poney chaise. Lovely weather. [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]
X1 To town with W.N. & Geoff. Unpacking all day. Called at Hansen’s. Returned later, by Omnibus to S. Newington. Very warm & lovely day. [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]
Came to town by 11 ― Stratford Place, N°. 15. One Van of goods came in. At 4 went to Gresham St. & to Woodberry with W.N. & Geoff. ― Then Crake letter. Susan Head there. [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]
