Wednesday, 15 August 1860
Rose at 6 ――― Prepared to work at Damascus. Breakfast. ― Foord’s people came, & at last (*) closed nailed & pasted the Gibbs’ Campagna. ―
Worked at the Damascus.
At 11 Hallam & Lionel Tennyson & their nurse came. AET could not come.
Weary ― & slept from 12.30 to 2. Lunch. Came, Majr. Reynolds & Miss Yates ― distinctly irrelevant bores: ― I showed them Calabria sketches, but they talked of Mary & Col. Hanley &c. &c. &c. & I was not sorry when they went.
At 5 J.B. Edwards ― who arranged Sicily drawings. ― Walked with him ― (of course, rain,) to his club & dined at 8, & to his rooms afterwards. His are undoubtedly a fine head & heart: ― a good lad. ―
(*) first sketch ― 17 january
2nd ― 7 & 8 February
10th February began the outline on canvass
[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]
Another non-visit by Mr. Glum. Lear can relax, play with the kids and amuse their nanny. No one better than Alfred Lord T. to put a lid on a party.