Thursday, 8 March 1860
Gray cloudy early ― sunny afterwards ― but after 2 P.M. cloud, & then rain & wind & no end of hail, & sleet, & pouring rain.
Cough & cold dreadfully bad.
Worked at M. 3 Cerbara all day, ― save going out to Macbeans, ― & to call on Chomondely [sic], who had brought a letter from F.L. ― & Clark of Trinity.
At 5 it was dark & pouring, so I went to the Forsters, & sate till 6. ―
Dined alone, & read Westminster Review. ―
Afterwards, Reg.d Cholmondeley came: ― rather wearying as to pictorial discourse.
Letter from Mrs. Scrivens: very nice.
[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]