Rose at 7. Dickenson’s men came, & placed the Cedars across the room. I cleared the front room for cleaning ― & then packed & arranged for 3 weeks going out. Letters from Mrs. Empson ― (or rather Marion Palmer,) say I am not to come there: & C. Church’s would not fit, ― full […]
I wake & then ―――――――――――― But ― I rise, & at 9.30 to Henderson’s, & with him, (he is really nice man,) to Stonefield St. ― & thence, leaving Ellen to bring things into the front room, ― I, Mr. H. & Sarah, went to Highgate. There we chose a place for the outward husk […]
Bitterly cold ―. Came from these kind people at 9.15, in town by 11. Went to the Undertakers, then up to Stonefield St. Sarah was there; she had missed the train & did not come till 5. She & I & Ellen sate together: the last three of all of us now in England. After […]
Up at 9 ― writing all the morning ―sitting with good kind Jane Hunt ― & Hellen Carter. Wrote all day. 24 letters. Did not go out. Very cold & windy. Dinner & evening. [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]
Ah me! ahi! By 9.30 I was at the Doctor’s. Lawrence was to come at 12 ― (I wrote from Sarah last night, & engaged a nurse.) to perform the operation for the Hernia wh. alone can save her life. The dear darling was in bed now. ― Ah! she will not rise again! ― […]
C. Church is going to get married: ― a comfort. O sad day! Yet how fine & like summer! I could not work, but went at once to Ann’s ― She seems to sink: no nourishment stays. ― Dear dear Ann! Always joyous at seeing me ― “my precious!” yet somehow clearer & distincter in […]
Restless; rose early. Doctor’s letter, Ann ― dear Ann ― passed a worse night as to the head, ― but the sickness has dimished a little, & she has taken some nourishment. I worked a little at the camels in Beirût ― but people came: first. Sophy Bergmann Parry Crooke. Franklin Gould. Fanny Coombe Laura […]
X2 F.W. Gibbs Dr. J. Hooker. Mr. Busk. Edgar Drummond Mrs. E. Drummond. H.G. Bruce Mrs. Bruce Margaret B. Rachel B. Nephew ― Governess. Miss Gould Miss Sarah Gould Miss Louisa Gould Governess. Miss Carr Miss Alice Lushington Miss ―― Lushington Sir [W.M.] Davidson. Note from Ann’s Doctor ― Mr. Rose, saying she was less […]
Mr. Whitman. Mr. Chappell Miss Chappell. Mr. Evans Mr. Astley. Mr. Morier Miss Morier Miss Waldegrave Mrs. Cartwright Mrs. Mildmay. Mrs. Cockerell Mrs. Benson. Fine but gray ― & colder. I am unable from constant interruption to work ― so I give it up & lead a life of idleness ― drawing “nonsenses” at times, […]
Quite too dark to work, drew nonsenses: Mrs. W. Tottie. Miss Tottie. Mrs. Beadon. Elizth. Beadon. Mary Ann Crake… Mrs. Bishop Mrs. ? ― Lord Somers came who1 staid till 4 ― talking a good deal. The criticisms, tho’ wanting in many points, are always ― or nearly always, worth attending to. He is very […]
