Saturday, July 9, 1831

 

1831 July

Saturday 9

(Got up at) 8 1/2  /  (Went to bed at) 12 55/..

Handling Tib last night but not so much as the night before.  She really seems to have little or no feeling left in those parts.  No pleasure to me, and I hardly thought or cared about it.  

F 69° at 9 this morning, and very fine sunny morning.  Stood talking a little to Tib. 

Out at 10 – walked to the wold and to the stand and along the course (very hot) and back, and breakfast at 10 55/..

George had been to the post.  Met him returning, and got my letter from Mr. Briggs. It seems there is only a balance of four hundred and twenty put into the bank.  Thinking seriously of this, and of what to do.  Difficult enough with finances so slender. The Reform Bill has passed the Commons by a majority of 136. 

Talking of Mrs. Norcliffe’s management and experience at and after breakfast, on walking about with her to see the farm premises.  Has a good three thousand a year to spend.  Saved three hundred last year as she did not go to bath. Joke about taking a cottage in Langton to economize. Major and Mrs. Slyfield coming.

Then sauntered into the garden with Charlotte, then luncheon.  At a rough guess, gave my Pyrenees journey at about under £400, which they all thought dear.  Then dawdling about and talking to Tib till came to my room at 3 50/.. and wrote from line 20 of yesterday to so far of today.

Fahrenheit on my table in the shade 73° now at 4 1/2 p.m.

Then began copy of letter to Lady Gordon. Stupid at it, and did not get beyond two or three lines.

Dressed. Dinner at 5 1/2. Afterwards coffee – sat talking to Mrs Norcliffe.  She and the Daltons and Charlotte played cribbage after tea as last night.  Came to my room at 10 3/4 – had Charlotte with me 50 minutes, soon after which Tib came.  Talk[ed] to Charlotte about Mariana and her signing away her fortune and giving the £200 to Mrs. Milne.  The latter, Charlotte approved.  Spoke of the irritation I always felt on the former subject being as great as ever.  Charlotte thought nobody had any right to interfere.  Explained that her case and mine were not parallel.  Hinted at the part I might have taken had I thought of taking to hand the business for Mariana.  Well! but that, said Charlotte, was nothing till it was done.  I said times and circumstances changed, and I might think differently now from what I said then.

Long talk to Tib of all this.

Very fine day – F 71° at one tonight.

 

WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/14/0086

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