Wednesday, November 24, 1830

1830 November

Wednesday 24

(Got up at) 6 20/..  /  (Went to bed at) 12 55/..

From 7 10/.. to 8 20/.. , cutting open my volumes Constable’s Miscellany, not choosing for my eyes’ sake, to begin writing immediately.  On getting up, and though fine frosty morning, not going out, because walking and then dressing for visits would have left me no time till 1, for which hour the carriage is ordered. Vide volume xxxvi Constable’s Miscellany bottom of p. 11 (Cochrane’s pedestrian journey through Russia etc.) Remedy for and to prevent blistered feet. Then looking over catalogues of books etc. etc. till 9 10/..

Then little note from Lady Stuart to say, she was obliged to go out early and I should have a better chance of finding her at home at 5.  Answered by the bearer to say that 5 would even suit me better than 2, the hour I had fancied it most likely to find her, and that I should hope to see her at 5. Directed as usual the Lady Stuart de Rothesay and as usual in a little envelope.

Breakfast at 10 50/.. Before and after till 12 35/.., wrote out private journal, all but the first nine lines of 5th instante mense and the whole of the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th instante mense.  Then dressed.  

Went out (my aunt with me) at 1 20/.. Went to a shop or 2.   Called on Mrs. Hamilton – not at home, left my card.  Then called and sat 50 minutes with Madame Galvani, then drove to her marchand de bois,  M. Dupuis au chantier du Grenadier rue des fossés-du-Temple no. 6 bis.  Ordered 8 voies (2 for the salon, 1 for my room, 3 for the kitchen, and 2 for the poïle).

Left my aunt at home at 4 1/2 and in 1/4 hour off to the Embassy.  There at 4 50/..  Found Lady Stuart just come in.  They know nothing of the Granvilles’ coming.  Can know nothing as yet, but I fear it will be.

Home at 5 3/4.  Changed my dress.  Dinner at 6 1/2.  Read the newspaper.  Asleep at the dinner table about 1/2 hour, then talking to my aunt about going to Shibden etc. etc. I should reckon herself to pay two shillings a day or thirty-six pounds a year and besides twenty-four a year for wine and coals and twenty-five for her maid which would make eighty five pounds per annum.  Told my aunt tonight my journey had cost about very near ₤300 as far as I could tell at present – but I had never exceeded the income; on the contrary, had only received extra church and road money, say, thirteen hundreds and therefore in paying off Freeman and a hundred to Wilkinson for coals, had in fact saved eight hundred pounds.  Said I felt quite at liberty to leave the whole income of what I have for one life to Mariana or Vere or anyone else I could trust.

Came to my room at 12 1/4. Lady Stuart de Rothesay said Lord Stuart had often talked to her about going with me tête à tête to the Jardin des Plantes. She shook hands on my entering and would have done on my coming away, but I, not expecting it, unintentionally foiled her little effort. I fancied us feeling rather shy together? She would not at all allow it but she is evidently sore on the subject of being replaced by Lord Granville.

Fine frosty morning – F 41° at 8 20/.. (always out of my bedroom window) and 43° now at 12 1/2 tonight – very fine day.

 

WYAS Finding Numbers SH:7/ML/E/13/0111 and SH:7/ML/E/13/0112


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