Monday, October 28, 1833

1833

October

Monday 28

7 3/4

1

Fine morning, F 57 1/2° at 8 a.m. Breakfast at 8 55/.. and read the Hamburg Reporter of 25 October, no. 722 –

Out at 10 – walked as Tuesday 22 instante mense and back at 1 – Trying on white satin gown –

Had my horses put to my own carriage and out at 2 10/.. Had had a couple of lines from Lady Harriet to say sorry she could not go out with me today – met Countess de Blucher and Miss Ferrall in Oestergade, busy shopping –

Drove along the Long Line and seashore to past the 1st fishing village till 3 40/.. – Got out and stopt 5 minutes looking at the fine view – Back in 1 1/4 hour at 5 – Met Mr. Browne, who stopt his horse to say he had written me a note (vide line 9 below) – To say he had received my invitation for the ball on Wednesday and that

Mrs. Browne would call and take me up at 7 – Mrs. Stuart Courtenay must get as she could – he had merely sent to tell her he had received her invitation – With me, he said it was a different thing – It was both his duty and inclination to do all he could for me – I told him it was said, he had said she did not conduct herself well in Sweden, and that I had taken the liberty of saying I thought there must be some mistake in this – He declared he had never said so – I don’t think he was displeased at seeing me in my own good travelling carriage, which gained me several smart unknown bows on the long line –

Dinner at 5 40/.. to 7 – From 7 to 12 1/4 (had Eugénie at 11 25/60), at my accounts and brought traveling Daybook down to today, so that I had now the Danish account to enter in my private Daybook –

Fine day – F 60 1/2° at 12 1/4 tonight –

Got Mr. Browne’s note this evening – Glad to have seen him – What he said much clearer and more satisfactory than what he wrote – If I wished to see him he would call, or I might call and see his wife between one and 3 on Wednesday – I will call or write for civility’s sake –

 

WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/16/0128

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