Monday, 31 October 1864

Rose at 6.30. Very fine ― cold. Breakfast alone ― & to rail at 7.30. Stratford Place by 10. Paid young Underhill £2.10.0 for his work: a good Lad.

John Leech is dead. ―――

Went out to get a hat ― brushes ― Bradshaw &, ― coming back met Sir Henry Storks. Went out again about Drummond’s Circular notes. Returned to pack ― pack ― pack, ― & paper up all things ― till 6. When I am going to the Digby Wyatts’.

The weather has become intensely cold all of a sudden, ― & I feel miserable accordingly.

Somehow ― I was sad  sleepy.

At 11. I came away, cab home.

Letter from C.F. who has returned.

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Sunday, 30 October 1864

Exceedingly dark ― gray ―dull ― coldish ― dry.

Breakfast at 8.30. Walk in garden with B.H. From 10.30 ― to 12.30. overlooked memoranda & wrote some letters. ―

Lunch. Read papers. & at 2 walk with Bern H.H. to beyond the Race course ― a little rain. Back at 4.30 ― & sleep till 5.30. Dinner at 6.

Roger, brother of F. North is mad at Firenze, & as Catharine N. is to be married next week, this is a misery. Someone has to go out to bring him home with 2 keepers ― either Currie or Bern: ― for many reasons, Bern is best. And it is possible we 2 may go as far as Marseilles together.

Bed at 11.

Nicholson is the “new partner” here.

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Saturday, 29 October 1864

Dark ― cold. Rose at 7. Wrote till 9. ― alas!

Alas! ― those long prayers! ― Breakfast. Miss Hardings is a “clever woman.” The delight of all in the Campagna picture greatly refreshes me. Sate talking & singing with Lady J. ― & Miss H. till 11. ― then, left all those kind people, & came, in a dog cart, to Sandwich.

Rail to Ashford ― change & bother ― & so to Hastings by 1.40. Walked to 4. High Street, & found poor Sarah & Mr. S. ― the happy ― finishing dinner. They made me eat 2 very good mutton chops ― & were very kind & pleasant.

We set out all 3 ― up the Croft Lane, & over the hill, ― & then poor dear Mr. S. who is greatly aged ― went back: a kindly really good man. S. & I came on to the Rail ― how sad & hard is her life now, whose seemed so bright! We parted at the rail station. ――――――――

Rail to Lewes ― arriving at 5.30 ― but no porters or flies, ― & it was long before I could get my trunk to Hunts.

Mrs. Hunt was at Torquay ― which for my own sake, I am sorry for.

Most pleasant evening. ―

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Friday, 28 October 1864

Rose at 7 ― diminishing objects by packing.

Letters from Daddy Hunt, Mrs. Bergmann &c.

At 10 ― to Rail. (H.R.H. P. Alfred going to Dover ― he looks a smart, but not strong youth: alive to observation ― courteous &c.) at Sandwich by 1.40, & lunch at a little Inn ― (Lord Warden) while a Fly was made ready. Boy in a fit: fits always sorrow & worry me strangely, ― from child ― recollections of poor Jane.

Set off in Fly ― passing the Campagna picture in its case on a cart half way, & finding Dickenson at Betteshanger putting up the picture=nails. Lady James came in, & we got it up before Sir Walter came in. They were delighted at it & with it. Walk with Sir W.J. ― & then talk, till dressing time.

Very pleasant. Evening ― singing.

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Thursday, 27 October 1864

Dry ― gray ― lighter. Tired, & not well all day.

Continual pokering.

Mrs. Robinson & Miss Louis came ― before the pictures went away, which they did at 1. Then W. Lushington came, & Archibal Peel ― & Mr. Morier, who ages greatly.

Packed & arranged till 6 ― horridly tired. ―

7.45 ― to 61. Eaton Place.

Evening pleasant as ever here ― but room too hot.

home by 11.

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Wednesday, 26 October 1864

Very dark at times ― but dry.

Underhill
Dickenson,
Chevalier Dos Santos,
Miss Julia Goldsmid,
Mrs. Naylor,
Evelyn Baring,
Mrs. Henry Baring,
Mrs. Prescott
A. Glennie ―

These were among the interruptions of the day. As for me, when able, ― I worked at dividing & selecting drawings ― & making 4 little sketches of Carlo ― Miss Louis’s dog, ― for her. Did not go out.

At 7.30, came Glennie & J. Uwins ―

and a most pleasant evening it was: “vastly ― vastly” so. It was nearly 12 before they went. Glennie is little altered, tho’ he must be 64 or 65: but Giacomo Uwins has a white beard.

“O come passano i dì ― felici!”

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Tuesday, 25 October 1864

Dark morning ― but no rain.

Dickenson, Underhill: ― at 10.30 ― in cab to City, & got my annual Dividends ― this year £115.0.0. Leaving £100 with Mr. Scott, I returned home, just in time to show Lady Hatherton & Lady Fanny Harcourt my pictures. After they went, I finished the Sir Walter James picture ― & touch it shall I no more.

At 2.30 to the City again to Scotts, & was only just in time at the Bank to “accept the Stock.” ―

Back ― & bought Inkstands & at Parkins & Gotto, & then back to Stratford Place ― arranging letters &c. &c. Reginald Cholmondeley came: & now I am going to dress.

The whole evening was remarkably delightful, being a pleasant & surprising mixture: only Miss Bromley ― affected & vain, I never could endure.

Vastly pleasant.

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Monday, 24 October 1864

Rose at 6. Bright, gorgeous hues of foliage ― cold withal.

Wrote a letter or 2, ― & walked round the garden before 7.30. Breakfast ― with F. Riley, & Decie, ― & we 3 walked to Rail ― 8.13. ― Riley is a queer dry uninteresting cove, ― tho’ I dare say good Decie is both good & interesting. We 3 parted at Waterloo Station. ―― I found no letters from Corfû ―strange. Violently I set to work on unfinished bits of the Campagna picture ― & generally improved it. ― Arranged & attempted to pack a little, but at 1 ― went out. Met Lord Kirkenwall, to whom I only said, “I don’t like your book” & passed on: for I am always unable to say terse or sharp things. To Martins, & Lady Waldegrave’s, & to Drummond’s, where I drew out £17.0.0, & then, (having vainly tried to get a map of the Riviera,) I went to Days ―: Days had notrubbed off my drawings ― tho’ I wrote to them to do so in June. ― Returned, variously shopping ― by 5 ― & then called at Lady Hathertons, & at Emma Parkyns ― who is still very unwell. Home by 7. Dinner ― 7.30 ― μοναχῶς. Ἔπειτα ― arranged books & other matters till bed time.

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Sunday, 23 October 1864

Wet ― gray ― windy. Rose at 7. Wrote to Mr. Edwards ― Mrs. Robinson, & F.L. Breakfast ― 9.15. Pleasant. ――

At 11 ― walk with Riley, E. Wolstenholme, ― & S. Vincent, thro’ Richmond Park to the Star & Garter Terrace ― that loveliest of all lovely views. How many years since I came first here with R. Gale! ― (in 1834 I think. ―) A pleasant walk: we came back to Lunch; ― & afterwards, I talked first with one, then with t’other, till dusk, when Mr. Ball came ― (Botanist, & Alpine club traveler,) & we all were very merry ― singing to little Frank &c. Poor little Ruth is always very unwell.

Dinner & evening most pleasant. There can be no kinder or more hospitable people than these.

Bed at 11.

(Inspector of Schools. “Who brought the message to the Virgin Mary?”
Little girl. “Garibaldi Sir!”
Inspector. Nonsense! Gabriel.)

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Saturday, 22 October 1864

Rose earlier. Worked at the Sir W. James Campagna ― improving it considerably till 2. ― Men putting up the screens for the unborn drawings: Cecil Lane came, & lunched ― & at 4.30 I went to Rail. Came to Barnes with Sir F. Doyle ― merrily piuttosto. Mrs. Prescott had sent the “Midge” ― so I was there by 6. ― Dinner & evening very pleasant. Immensely kind friendly people.

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