Sunday, September 30, 1832

1832

September

Sunday 30

Awake at five, and from then to getting up, lay thinking of Miss Walker.  At nine incurred the cross.  I really am getting much more in love than I expected to be again.  In fact she likes me.  It is evident, and I think we shall be very happy together.

Breakfast with my aunt at 10 1/2 and sat talking till 12 – then read prayers and Sermon 11, Mr. Knight, in 55 minutes. – Then asleep till came upstairs after 1 and wrote the journal of yesterday, and so far of today till 2 20/.. –

Then called down to Dr. Kenny – He thinks my aunt not looking so well as when he saw her last, and her state precarious – but ten days will shew the effect of the combination of alteratives he is now giving her – If she is not then better – if the spasms are not subdued,  he shall not think well of her –

Staid downstairs talking 4 20/..  Just gently named to Marian, when alone with her, that I really wished she would never again set on me as she had last night, and she began roaring again, saying we did not suit and she would go away etc. etc.  This always annoys me, and at last I am inclined to make it a rule never to mention Marian in any way to anyone. –

From 4 3/4 to 6 40/.., wrote 1 page to Eugénie’s sister and 3 pages and ends and under the seal, chit chat, to Mrs. Norcliffe –

As she is to be at home on Wednesday, determined my letter shall be in readiness to welcome her – Should have written by return of post to Harrogate had I known where she was –

‘I see you are so well satisfied, I make sure of Papa and Mamma being equally so, and of Esther’s being so happy, that I am determined my congratulations shall not be tardy’ – Remember the house they are to have (Mr. Temple’s, in Malton) – ‘That all this will be a great comfort to you, is very clear; and, with all my heart, I am always glad of your having anything to give you pleasure – Thank you very much for writing to me on the occasion’ – Mention the long letter I had written and was just sending when hers arrived – Ask if Bell is really to marry Dr. Travis’s younger brother –

Nothing would delight me more than to go to Langton now, but cannot for business – My steward died ten days ago – and ‘my aunt has been so far from well this last fortnight, that I should be uneasy to leave her’ – Ask if Burnett got the parcel I sent her ages ago –

All pleased with my friend’s marriage with Lochiel and in very particular – Mention that the younger children are now to take rank as if their father had come to the title –

Shall see Mrs. N- again by hook or by crook before I go – Uncertain now whether I shall be at Rome next Easter or not –

As Mrs. James Dalton has not written to me on the occasion, shall not write my congratulations to her till after the ceremony –

Mention Eugénie – as ‘the person of all others to suit me,’ and may perhaps have her at last – Ask if Richard (the groom at Langton) knows of a good groom who could act as footman and likely to be at liberty in January – Almost determined to take an English groom and a courier too –

Sent off at 7 my letter to ‘Mrs. Norcliffe Langton hall Malton’ and to ‘Mademoiselle Pierre, at Mrs. Swinley’s school, Eastcliff house, Brighton, postage paid’ – as follows

‘Shibden hall, near Halifax, Yorkshire, Sunday, 30 September 1832. 

Mademoiselle – Mrs. Lawton has forwarded to me your letter of the 18th instante mense respecting your sister Eugénie, who, from all I have yet heard, seems very likely to suit me; but I have not written to any of the ladies you mention for a character, because it seems from your letter that there is a doubt whether your sister will be at liberty in January or not –

I want a clever lady’s maid who is at the same time thoroughly respectable and steady, obliging in her manners, neat in her person and habits, who has good health, and is sufficiently fond of traveling to make the best of everything, and has no objection to go outside, or to go to wherever I may wish – If your sister is such a person, and if, as Mrs. Lawton seems persuaded, she has really profited by many advantages of birth and education, I feel certain that she would in a very short time understand my habits and wishes, and find her place as comfortable as it would be in my power to make it –

I am etc. etc.

A Lister’ –

Dinner at 7 5/.. – Asleep – Went into the other room at 9 – Read over the Courier – Came to my room at 10 20/.. – Looking over Pickles’s account till after 11 –

Fine morning – a little rain in the afternoon between 3 and 4 – then fine again – F 69 1/2° at 11 10/.. p.m. --

 

WYAS Finding Numbers SH:7/ML/E/15/0123 and SH:7/ML/E/15/0124