Thursday, December 15, 1831

 1831 December

Thursday 15

8 10/..

1 1/2

Even rather better? motion than yesterday. F 61° in my room at 9 and 44° in the balcony at 9 20/.., and very fine morning –

Felt bilious when dressing – downstairs at 9 1/2 – tho’ giddy, skimmed over the paper – Miss  Hobart came at 10 – Took my breakfast slowly and a cup of tea, and came to my room at 10 3/4, very bilious – had another cup of hot tea – Sat expecting to be sick –

At the giddiness being gone off and only headache, read till     from page 322 to 412 end of  “Memoirs of Count Lavalette, written by himself.  In 2 volumes; volume 1 London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street, 1831; volume 1 pages 412.  Volume 2 pages 459. Quarto – ‘London printed by Samuel Bentley, Dorset – Street, Fleet Street.’

At twelve a very nice, good motion – Soon after 12, very sick (to action) and then about 12 1/2 lay down and slept and did not get up till when Miss H- came in and awakened me – She had been in twice before without my knowing it –

Downstairs from about 4 1/4 to 5 3/4, latterly reading Miss H-’s German Grammar on substantives, while she wrote to Lady Stuart – Then read a little more upstairs – Dressed – Dinner at 7 in 50 minutes – Music – Coffee at 8 1/2 – A German lesson in pronunciation till 9 1/2 – Then till 10 50/.. won 2 hits and then lost one at backgammon – Then wrote the last 5 lines –

Viscountess Bury called on Miss H- this morning.  She did not know, so would not see her and sent word she was not well enough to see anyone, saying to me she would write and ask aunt who she was.  I see she is at all rates particular enough about making acquaintances –  

No reading tonight – did not feel quite up to it – Very fine day till dinner – Afterwards rain and high wind – Came to my room at 11 1/2, at which hour F 63 1/2° in my room and 46 1/2° now at 12 1/2 in the balcony – Fine night now – Reading German Grammar and writing out the 2 auxilliary verbs seyn and haben till 1 –


WYAS Finding Number  SH:7/ML/E/14/0163

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