Saturday, November 1, 1833

 

1833

November

Saturday 2

8 10/..

1 10/..

Fine morning, F 54° at 8 1/4 a.m.  Breakfast at 9 1/2 in 3/4 hour –

At German, M. Christiani Lesson 16, from 10 20/.. to 11 1/2 – He is, as Mrs. Browne said, very fond of talking – Told me in German he was going to give lessons to Mrs. Stuart Courtenay – Mr. Browne had sent for him to go to her – Said the people wondered why I was here – Came to learn the antiquities history etc. of the place? Was I only plain Madame – Here where they lived on titles, could not understand being without them – But they put the de to my name – Yes! said I, and much better they may than to many of their own people, for I really have an estate to be called and they have not – (Shibden) – He repeated the word, as if to get it by heart to tell again – He will act as to bellman in any case required – He said people could not imagine why anyone should come and stay here – Nothing to see, or be amused with – I praised the town and society – Yes! he said, I was well introduced, and could amuse myself with the Society, but that did not occur to people in general without title –

He, like all the rest, holds the de Hagemanns cheap.  I said she was as noble as Lord Castlereagh.  Mr. Christiani talks so much of few could be peers in England.  Asked about Mr. Browne.  Said he too was as of the lesser noblesse and of a very good family –

Writing out German translation and the above of today till 1 1/2 –

Then came M. de Hagemann – Took him in the carriage and went to see the apartment, au 2nde at the Russian baths – The maid not at home – To go again at 1 1/2 tomorrow –

Then called and sat 3/4 hour with Countess Blucher and Miss Ferrall –

Then at 2 50/.. to Lady Harriet – Drove her out on the Roskilde road – Back at 4 25/.. and sent her home in the carriage –

Dinner at 4 1/2 – Dressed at 5 50/.. Took the Bluchers (the Comtesse and Miss Ferrall) to the theater.  Comtesse B- and Lady Harriet had taken a box to see Robert le Diable, and Lady Harriet gave me my place – The play much altered from what it is in Paris, said Miss F-. (Mistresses Oxholm and Clinker and afterwards Compte Blucher and Monsieur Dashcoff

came to us) – Began at 6 over at 9 25/.. then 10 minutes whistling it down and clapping for its not being condemned – The latter prevailed – The noise obliged to cease in 10 minutes when the bell rang –

Took all the Bluchers home.  Tea – there at 9 50/.. to 10 55/.. and then home –

From 11 1/4 to 12 1/2 at German – and translated about 4 pages to page 31 1/2 Kotzebue – I improve tho’ slowly –

Finish but very windy day – northwest wind – Rainy night, and windy and boisterous – F 55° now at 12/40.. tonight --

 

WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/16/0131

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