Saturday, March 3, 1832

 1832 March

Saturday 3

8 1/2

2

Incurred a cross last night thinking of Vere.

Foggy morning – F 56° at 10 1/4 in my room and 40° at 11 50/.. in the balcony –

Letter from Lady Stuart, Whitehall, franked by Lord James Stuart, and from my aunt at Shibden whether to take £5 for the gig –

Went to Miss Hobart for a few minutes at 9 1/4 – Said nothing to her of my having heard from Lady Stuart –

Breakfast at 10 35/.. and reading the Globe till came to my room at 11 50/.. –

Lady Stuart says my letter distressed her much, as it corroborated what Lady Skelmersdale had told her, but which she was loath to believe, not having heard it from me, and having no idea that the expectoration had continued – Had often thanked God Vere did not go abroad ‘as I will know how wretched I should have been, not being able to hear regularly, and now I have felt it stronger from the belief little is gained by it? and that there is as much cold and variable weather as here – the Western Isles or Madeira it might have been different, and how forlorn is that! I think if she continues in a bad state I had better go with her by sea, for I have not strength at my time of life, to take a long journey! and that could be the only way I could go – all this, dear Miss Lister, is to you for I would not touch on this to her . . . . . how many in our own island with care have recovered’ – Wishes to hear from me again –

Began rough draft of note to Lady S 

Miss H- down at 12 1/2 – Went to her and staid with her till 2 10/.. then went out at 2 1/2 – To Tilden’s bank and got £100, eighty in their notes, the rest in cash – 1/. postage – Then called on Mrs. Courtenay, and sat there 25 minutes with her and Miss Courtenay and the walking brother –

Then home – Paid settled with Miss H- settled accounts, looked over my money, and went out again at 4 25/60 – Walked slowly to the Hare and Hounds London road and back at 5 40/..1/2 hour with Miss H-  – Dressed – Dinner at 6 3/4 in 40 minutes –

Mr. Duke came for a minute or 2 as usual at 7 1/2 – Miss H-’s pulse 80, called very good – A healthy pulse taken at 75 – Miss H- much better tonight – Free from pain, but weakish and languid –

Coffee at 8 1/2 – a little music – Sat reading Miss H-’s law papers and latterly reading them aloud to her –

Came upstairs at 10 25/.. and to my room at 10 35/..  Very good friends. She more affectionate since her illness, and I more wary grown, that perhaps we shall get on better than we have ever done before. She owned yesterday she would rather I kissed her in bed than up, because there was less light. I will take care to avoid broad day for my little tendresses and by and by I daresay we shall get on comfortably. Her making my coffee; that is, living with me, was referred to this evening, almost as an acknowledged probability –  

Wrote the last 10 lines till 11, at which hour, F 57 1/2° in my room and 44° at 1 1/4 tonight in the balcony – Hazy but fine day enough –

Sat up till one and a quarter writing rough copy of note to Lady Stuart to go tomorrow –  

WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/15/0034 

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