Saturday, October 12, 1833

1833

October

Saturday 12

7 55/..

12 25/..

Till 10 1/2 wrote the whole of yesterday – Breakfast at 10 1/2 in 1/2 hour – Finished dressing – Another [nap] of near 1/2 hour – How terribly sleepy I am here – I shall be in a state of semi torpidity all my time –

Out at 12 40/.. Looked at the carriage come home from Fife’s, the rumble fixed on before as a driving seat –

At Comtesse Blucher’s at 1 10/.. to ask her to walk – She going to ride, and Miss Ferrall writing letters for St. Croix –About 1/4 hour there –

Then walked alone along the Long Line, to the 2nd Lime Kiln – Sauntered about – Sat about an hour with Lady Harriet and home at 4 50/.. –

Comtesse Danneskiold is to be here this winter instead of going to Italy – She in a family way – Decline going to the de Hagemanns’ this evening and dining there tomorrow on the plea of having a German lesson – but will dine there on Monday and fix about going to Elsineur – Say I think it too cold for her to go –

M. de Hagemann cannot be absent more than 4 days – I may cross over to Sweden – Can do quite well with a laqs de Place –

Dinner at 5 50/.. to 7 10/.. having 1/2 hour’s nap – wrote to ‘Monsieur Christiani’ to say I should be glad to take a German lesson tomorrow evening and ask if 7 1/2 will suit him –

From 7 1/4 to 10 3/4 and afterwards (after having had Eugénie) till 12 at my traveling accounts –

Very  fine day – F 56° at 12 tonight --

 

WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/16/0122

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