Tuesday, November 16, 1830

1830 November

Tuesday 16

(Got up at) 6 40/..  /  (Went to bed at) 12 35/..

At my desk at 7 40/..

Wrote 3 pages and the ends to Marian, rejoicing at the so good accounts of them.  My aunt had heard from Messers Waterhouse of Wellhead and William Henry Rawson of Mill house (Halifax), who came over in August, each bringing a son to Monsieur Monod (F68 Saint Martin No. 80), and who called one morning and drank tea one evening with her.  Then gave some brief particulars (a good deal about my Spanish excursion) of my journey, and an account of how well my aunt was – how much better than when I left her. 

Then wrote a line or 2 to request the postmaster at Lyons to forward to my address here any letter or letters directed poste restante to Madame or Mademoiselle or Mademoiselle A. Lister, hoping to have the one from Miss Pickford that my aunt forwarded there.

At 11 1/2 sent off my letter to Mariana Lawton, Hall Lawton, Cheshire, Angleterre’, and to Marian ‘Shibden Hall, Halifax, Yorkshire, Angleterre’ and to Monsieur, Monsieur le Directeur Général des poste aux lettres, à Lyons, Rhône.’

Breakfast at 9 50/..

The carriage (ordered at 10) being come, little note from Madame de Hagemann to ask if I was going to the Embassy and if so, to beg I would tell Lady Stuart she meant to call by and by today.  Message back to say Yes! I was going to the Embassy, but to the Faubourg Saint Germain etc. first.

Dressed.  Out at 12.  In passing Madame de Hagemann’s door, called, said I was so much later than I expected; all my plans were bouleversé as to the Faubourg Saint-Germain, and if she was ready I would take her with me.  Waited 1/4 hour for the dressing, for the toilette, of herself and child.  Gave her the Barèges echarpé I brought her, and at 12 20/.. went out and set her and the children down at the Dentist’s, rue du Duc de Bordeaux, then to Madame Hauteceur’s etc. and to the bank.  Exchanged 25/20, cashed a ₤50 circular, and got to the Embassy at 1 and staid there till 3. 

Then to the de Noés’ – or M. de Noé, although all the rest à la campagne.  Left my card, then to Cuvier’s.  Left my card for the ladies – not at home, then called and sat 1/4 hour with Madame Audoin.  Then called on Madame Galvani – out.  Then to Daldringen’s about the carriage and then to Madame Decantes’.  Staid there above 1 1/2 hour listening to her account of the revolution for so everybody justly calls it.  No trade – no anything. 

Home at 6 3/4. Dressed.  Dinner at 7 1/4. Sent to invite Messers LeClerc and Févier, and they came at 8 3/4 and staid talking of those 3 wondrous days till 11. Very interesting conversation – of course, all in favor of the great feats done.  Then coffee (which had been ages in the room and which was quite cold.  I had never had time to take it), and came to my room at 11 40/..

Very fine day, rain about 8 and rainy now at 12 1/4 tonight at which hour F 56°.  F 52° at 8 a.m.


WYAS Finding Numbers SH:7/ML/E/13/0107 and SH:7/ML/E/13/0108

 


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