Wednesday, July 20, 1831

 1831 July

Wednesday 20

(Got up at) 8 3/4  /  (Went to bed at) 12 25/..

Cross last night thinking of Mariana.

F 64° at 9, small rain and dull morning.  Appearance of having been much rain in the night and not long ago.  Fair at 9 3/4.  Small rain again at 10 for a little while.

Tib’s foot better for the leeches.  

Breakfast at 10 1/2. Came up to my room at 11 10/..  From 11 1/4 to 2 1/2, at my private  accounts (French, from Friday 13 May to end of page 29).

Then changed my dress.  Went out with Charlotte at 2 55/..  Charlotte much improved in her walking.  Went to the Birdsall village gate, and back at 4 35/.., but had considerably shortened the way by going across the fields by Foster’s farm.

Dressed.  Dinner at 5 40/.. Captain Newberry dined with us and, in consequence of the very rainy, evening staid all night.  Very good violin player I daresay, but vulgarish little jolly if  feline man.

Had my coffee with Tib and Bell Dalton and Charlotte, with us in Tib’s room.  Her feet very much better for the leeches.  Cobb said would want no more and be well in a week if not used too soon.

Tea at 9 and then the 2 Daltons played harp and piano.  All came upstairs at 10 1/2, Charlotte  and I and (for a little while at Bell) with Tib in her room till 11 25..

Rainy morning till between 10 and 11, then fair and finish till about 6 or soon after and from then very rainy evening and night – F 66° now at 11 3/4 p.m.

Looking at map of Scotland.

 

WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/14/0089

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