Monday, July 25, 1831

 1831 July

Monday 25

(Got up at) 8 50/..  /  (Went to bed at) 12 35/..

Grubbling Tib last night just before getting into bed.  Her perfect apathy always astonishes me.

My letter to my aunt, Shibden, left last night for the postboy, would go early this morning. Ditto by Mr. Charles James Dalton my note or letter to ‘Mr. Lawton, Proctor, Petergate, York.’

F 63° at 9 1/4 and fine morning.

Letter franked by ..... 1/2 sheet full and one page full and ends of envelope from Miss Hobart ‘Whitehall, July 22nd.’ Nice letter.  Account of the Dutchess of Buccleuch’s breakfast at Richmond on Wednesday (the 20th) . . . . ‘you may suppose by these ‘fine’ saying and doings’ that I am ‘pretty tolerably well, indeed I feel perfectly so if I am allowed to continue so, you know what that means.’ Charles Stuart to be off on the 24th for 4 months ‘to be les grands jour at Paris, then look at King Leopold, then see what they are at in Poland and Hungary, and he will perhaps rendezvous at Constantinople.  With such wild schemes I will conclude my rhodomontade with aunt’s affectionate regards.’ ‘As Lady Gordon wrote to you, I suppose she laid her griefs before you she has had terrible losses in the sherry concerns and threatens to sell her house and go nobody knows where.’

Down to breakfast at 10 3/4.  Doubts about driving to Thixendale.  Charlotte’s eye so bad, would not let her drive me as agreed.  Then Tib to go. Then agreed to go on Wednesday.

Charles Dalton went after breakfast to Malton to meet the York Coach, and Bell with him, both on horseback, that the horse-force was left weak at home.

Dawdling and talking to one or other, then changed my dress and off at 12 25/.. meaning to walk to Thixendale.  Got there in 1 50/.. hour, a longish, shabbyish, secluded, picturesque village, not seen from any point till one is absolutely there.  Walked to the little Cross Keys public house at the other end of the village. Talked a little to the landlady.  She persuaded me to return by Raysthorpe, a very pretty farmhouse.  Took a boy with me as guide for about 1/2 hour.  Afterwards, got lost and went over hedge and ditch till met a farmer who went with me to within sight of Birdsall.  He owned I had gone a mile out of my way.  It must have been nearer 2 miles.  Home in 2 1/4 hours at 4 40/..

Met Mrs. Norcliffe walking about with Mr. Marsh and his 3 boys (aetatis 21, 20, and 16).  With them 1/4 hour.

Then dressed. Very much heated – obliged to change everything – morning gown and blonde canezou and headresse.

Dinner at 6 20/60.  Miss Marsh (Georgiana), a nice looking girl just 17.  Mrs. Marsh looking much as when I saw her last about 18 years ago.  Goodhearted party, the girl the best. Vulgarish made young men, anything but a distingue party.

Coffee, tea at 9 – then music duets on the piano, and then on the harp and piano.

All came up to bed at 10 1/2, Charlotte with me in my room till after Tib came, after 12.  Talking of my love of fine people and, as I said, making me out a tuft hunter which, as I said, was neither deserved nor flattering.  Then talk with Tib about it.  She said, but I was not to tell, that Louisa Belcombe declared I had owned I liked that kind of society. She had seen it in my own handwriting. Then said it must have been in one of my letters to Mariana.

Very fine day.  F 66° at 12 35/..  


WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/14/0091

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