Wednesday, 20 June 1860
Wet all the morning ― fine after 4, with shower.
Rose at 7. ― After breakfast wrote many letters. ― Then I put down carpets abundantly; & later, worked at the 3 Parnassii. Then ― at 2 ― I called on Clives, out, ― Lady Grey; ― & then lunch at Sir Louis, ― with the Spencer Robinsons, ― very pleasantly. Poi ― Mrs. Bouverie, who indeed is dull.
Then lots of card leaving ― & call on J. Edwards Major! ― with him, came home, & he staid till 6½ ―
After that I had my hair cut ― & dined (badly ―) at the Blue Posts. Returning ― wrote many letters, & arranged the Cambridge Bassæ letters for sending.
Wrote also to George ― & so ― it is 11
[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]