Sunday, November 14, 1830

1830 November

Sunday 14

(Got up at) 6 50/..  /  (Went to bed at) 1 10/..

Quite ready in an hour.  Breakfast over at 8 40/..  

Off from Fontainebleau at 9.  25 minutes at the Carriage de la Belle Croix, so called because very near to the cross. I had bought a specimen for the children (Stuarts) – very well – impossible to break any off without proper tools.  At Melun at 11. In about half hour from Charente, on seeing little girl cacking [defecating], say to myself, well it is very ugly, a great nick [condition] without any finish.

At 3 23/.. , pass through the Barriere de Charenton and fair here or very nearly so – but umbrellas still up.  The drizzling rain we had for a short while turned to rain at 12/34 with every prospect of rainy day. Just such a day as about 3 years ago when the Barlows and I went from Fontainebleau home on our way from Switzerland.

At the Elephant (fountain that was to be on the boulevard) at 3 35/..  Certainly Paris is a very fine city – very fine entrance by the boulevards – all looks just as usual till Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire, where begin stumps of trees cut down for the barricades. From l’Ambigu Comique (above the Pont Saint Martin) all the trees gone for a great length.

 At home at 4 5/.. (by my watch, 47 minutes too soon by the clocks here), so got at home at 3 17/.. by the clocks here and, going by them for the rest of the day, dinner at 5 1/4.

About 1/2 hour in my room, then coffee at 9, and sat with my aunt till 10 1/2, then came to my room. Tidying till 12 40/..

F 50° at 8 a.m. and fine frosty morning – vide line 6 of today – then from 12 3/4, fair from Charenton for the rest of the way.  F 57° at 12 40/.. tonight, no fire in my room.

Only met 3 private carriages all today and those on the boulevards.   No letters for me, but one from Mrs. William Priestley (Lightcliffe, Halifax) dated 15 October.  3 pages and the ends and under the seal, and ends and margin of page 1 crossed,  which,  being directed by Marian, my aunt had opened and read and therefore did not forward.  Very kind letter – full of the account of the CrowNest family, Mrs. Walker’s having been brought to bed of a stillborn child and the property therefore devolving to the sisters – of which the William Priestleys very glad.  A letter from Miss Pickford my aunt had forwarded to Lyons and which, therefore, I shall probably never get. 

A gentleman had called this morning wishing much to see me; would call again tomorrow morning.  Monsieur de Quatrefages du Fesq.


WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/13/0106


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