Edward Lear's Diaries

Rose urlier. Very damp & gray. ― Packed.

Model came: 9 to 11.

Macbean’s ― pouring rain.

Reillys, ― & saw his Portuguese friend’s painting. (da Silva.)

Returned ― & put up 2 drawings for Isabella K. ―― & actually made a third: which I sent. ―

Jamieson came: & after that G. & I went on packing always. ― At 5 I went to Macbean’s ― & gave them 2 boox. ― At 6 to the K.s, where were Isabella & Helen, the 2 B.M.’s & Mrs. C. ―

At 7¼ to the Jamiesons ― very good & pleasant dinner ― Cheales, Barker, Lord Rendlesham. ― Afterwards Brassey, Major Oldfield, & various Kennedys.

Singing: came late away ― but found υπομονετικες Γεώργιος¹ up. ―

Lord Rendlesham wants me to make 2 drawings ― Philæ from the rocks  ― & one[-]tree Dead Sea.

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

1. The patient Giorgio (GT). [↩]