M. PARKYNS

Thick fog. ―

Cough bad. ―

Breakfast 9¾

Very pleasant breakfast & morning: shewing drawings to M. & E. Parkyns. The 2 little children also, ― who are absolutely nice. One, [Rev.] Hildebrand & lunch. ― Wrote notes. Walk with M.P. to a farm house & looked at rooms: & thro’ the village ― a manufacturing one. ― Thick fog ― so I saw nothing.

Sate from 5 to 6 with M. & E.P. ― Dinner ― Rev. Stanley M. Champneys, a dry likeness of Edwd Hornby ― & very deaf. & Mrs. C. ― (an Astley ― & cousin of Augustus Chetwode!) ― Great fun between M.P. & her, & the 2 deaf people. ―

Later sang a good deal. ― After 11 sate with M.P. till 12½. ―

Wrote to
Ann
M. Milnes
C. Church
Dickenson
W. Sandbach

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MISERY!

[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]