Same wonderful weather but cold Worked at distances of 3 Ascension Corfus, & a Porto 3 Scoglie. Col. Maude came in & sate some time. At 3, was going out, when Mr. & Miss Bolland, & Mrs. Lyell came. At 4.30 ― walked the “long round,” ― & called on Spiro, who goes on well. […]
Wonderfully calm & bright ― but cold particular. G. returning at 7.15 ― says Spiro is now going so well that he will not sleep there anymore. Posted letters to Lady Waldegrave, & C.F. Worked hard all day at Butrinto. Col. Wynne, & Capt. Bridges came. At 6.30 ― walked by the Parga new road […]
Calm again, & lovely ― all day: but cold. Wrote to Lady Waldegrave & C.F. till 10.30[.] Painted, from 10.30 to 5 ― at Butrinto. At 5.15 ― walked to Kastrades & back by 6.15. 6.30 Dined. ― 7.30 to 10.20 ― penned out 3 Egyptian drawings ― Thebes. ― Werry methoddikle, we are. [Transcribed […]
Tremendous North wind. Bright after 10. The morning was gray ― & stormy ― & rainy. At 10 it cleared, by a vast North wind: sea furious ― boats all nohow. At 1.30 ― Steamer from Trieste to Alexandria came in, but is now ― 2 P.M. still going round & round ― for no […]
Warmish ― gray ― & showers of pouring rain. Accounts &c. ―. Painted at 3 Ascension Corfus, from 9.30 ― to 5. Barr called. & later, Luard, who staid looking at sketches till 6.20. 6.30 dined. Letters from Emily Tennyson Fanny Coombe & William Nevill ― {who has taken Sir S. Lawrence’s house in Russel […]
Stormy ― west wind ― & high. Spiro is better again. Wrote to Ellen, & to Mrs. W.F. Beadon, till 1.30[.] By 2.15 ― reached Spiro’s ― dirty & wet, for it rained. Spiro is somewhat better, but I feel by no means ˇ[feel] assured of his total recovery. There were all the family except […]
Cloudy all day ― & S. wind. After breakfast, as I began to work on the Florence, ― G. came, dreadfully alarmed, saying that they had sent for him, as Spiro had a relapse. At 11, I, unable to work easily, called on Mrs. Herbert, & then went to Spiro’s, whom I found better after […]
Same weather ― a few clouds: none yesterday. Worked at Florence till 1. Sir C. Sargent called. Spiro continues better. At 2 went to Ascension Platforms, working there till 5, & returning by the One Gun road, ― walking with Col. & Mrs. Herbert & Miss Fergusson. Dined at 6.30 ―: penned out till 11. […]
Weather the same. Unwell & indigestible. Worked at Florence al day ― but badly. Walked out at 4.30 ― & called at Spiro’s, who is better. Dined at home at 6.30, penned out till 10.30. [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]
Weather perfectly lovely. Ἀς δοκιμάσωμεν νὰ ἀρχίσωμεν καλὰ τὸν χρόνον.1 G. came at 7.15. Spiro is a little better. Worked at “Florence” till 11 ― recolouring sky, foreground, & city. Put by my work, as calls must be made to day. Also ― Taylor’s bill of 59£ overcometh me. From 11 to 2, made calls […]
