Sunday, October 27, 1833

1833

October

Sunday 27

7 35/..

11 55/..

Fine morning, F 58° at 9 a.m.  Breakfast at 9 10/..

Wrote and sent Thomas with little note to Countess de Blucher to ask if she and her sister and the children would drive out at 1 1/2 –

Out at 10 – Direct to the ramparts – Got over a bridge into a long street on sort of timber that then crossed the long bridge into Amager – Turned right and went past the artillery barracks? then all along the fosse, and got to the Amager Gate, and thro’ the town home at 11 50/.. –

Did a little German – Thomas not ready to come in to prayers –

Dressed – Out at 1 1/4 – Miss Ferrall and the children out – Drove Countess de Blucher along the long line as far as the 2nd barrière and back at 3 – 5 minutes there and then home –

Sat some time between musing and dozing – Then read the evening service to Thomas –

Then looking over Foreign Cashbook – Cannot understand the gain of about £7 on the money I got at Coblentz, Hanover and Hamburg – Dinner at 5 – Afterwards at accounts –

Told Countess B I was now thrown on her for advice etc. Mentioned Lady Hs not introducing me to the lady last night and that I thought Lady H did not mean to take me anywhere but to Baron Nicolays – Countess B advised my calling on the maids of honour, but did not offer much.  Said how foolish Lady H- was.  I said we would talk no more about it.  The less said about it the better –

I don’t care much.  I shall manage some way.  I always think I can do without the world if I can’t have it to my mind –

Lady Harriet came for me at 8 40/.. – Off with her in 1/4 hour to baron Nicolay’s – Not at home –

Then to Mrs. Hockschilde’s, not at home –

Then admitted at Madame de Bille’s  -- Tea, and staid about 3/4 (near) hour –

Then home with Lady H- for about 3/4 hour and home at 10 35/.. – at German –

Finish day – F 61° now at 11 35/..p.m. –

Lady H- quite right tonight.  Sorry she had not presented me last night.  Sorry I said anything about it today to Countess de Blucher --

 

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

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