Wednesday, 6 March 1861
Mr. Whitman.
Mr. Chappell
Miss Chappell.
Mr. Evans
Mr. Astley.
Mr. Morier
Miss Morier
Miss Waldegrave
Mrs. Cartwright
Mrs. Mildmay.
Mrs. Cockerell
Mrs. Benson.
Fine but gray ― & colder. I am unable from constant interruption to work ― so I give it up & lead a life of idleness ― drawing “nonsenses” at times, ― but sleeping at others.
Letter from Leycester Penrhyn. ― good Mr. Penrhyn died this morning at 4. ―
So we all depart. ―
Went out at 5.30 ― but it poured with rain, & I got wet. Paid Bicker’s bill, ―& bought sox &c. &c. &c. ― Home, & dined on cold meat. ―
Wrote to E. Tennyson.
[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]