Wednesday, 21 March 1860
X10
Fine ever.
Worked at Sandbach’s Palermo.
Macbeans. Much uneasiness about the street row ― …
Letter from C. Fortescue ― kindly & nice as ever. ―
Returned & worked again off & on at the Palermo till 5.
Various folk called. Col. Bowen. ― Maj.r Reynolds & Miss Yates, who bought my Janina for £35 ― frame included. Mr. Jervoise, & later Macbean. R. Cholmondeley also.
At 5½ or 6 walked in the Borghese.
Dined alone. Young Reilly came, & I read Guinevêre to him, wh. is assuredly a wondrous pome. ―
[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]