Thursday, March 4, 1830

1830

March

Thursday 4

7 5/..

1 1/4

Bowels right. Fahrenheit 37° at 8 – frosty –

At my desk at 8 10/.. Breakfast at 9 20/.. in 25 minutes.  Little note at 9 per post from Miss Poore to ask me to go there this evening at 9 –

Reading before and after breakfast Cloquet sur le cœur.  M. Julliart came at 10 1/4 (14th time) and staid till 1 1/2 – He brought some of the plates of Cloquet’s great work explanatory of the heart, not being able, after all, to get any morceau this morning – Then began a little with the poumons, but latterly talked of different subjects medical and grammatical – I certainly make some progress in anatomy, or seem to do so – Our conversation fell on the thymus, which is in calves what we call riz, or the sweetbread, which I now understand for the 1st time – Lies between the crosse de l’aorte and the glandes thyroides –

My aunt, tho’ better, would not drive out – Went out at 2 1/4 – Sought in vain the Indian rubber shoes in the rue Saint Honoré – Then to the bois de Boulogne.  Walked partly my usual walk (took a shorter turn to La Muette) in an hour –

Then to Madame Galvani’s.  Waited 1/4 hour for her – Sat 1 1/4 hour with her, and home at 6 10/.. – Madame Galvani had very few scholars – Has had so few this winter, had got into 400/. of debt –

Dinner at 6 20/.. (M. Raveschot came as I came upstairs to bring me a ticket to see the Palais Royal pictures, etc. chez le duc d’Orléans).  Came to my room after skimming over a little of the paper at 7 20/.. – Dressed – Forest, who did my hair better than usual – plus soigneusement – from 8 20/.. to 9 5/..

Then dressed – Coffee, and off in a hurry at 9 20/.. to the Poores’ – An on fera de la musique – that is, little dance – Perhaps 60 people there – Lord and Lady Bridport, Lady Ogilvie and son and daughter, Lady Scott Dundas, the Halls, Vicomte de Noé, etc. etc.  Very nice little party – Vavasours not there – Staid till 12 – Home at 12 5/..

Talked, with the exception of Lady Poore a little after Mrs. Hall went, entirely to Miss Hall and a little to Captain Hall, and ditto.  Unintroduced to Lady Scott, whom Mrs. Hall knew, and who sat next us.  Nothing of gaucherie to reproach myself with, but somehow, know not how to get acquainted, and therefore not much pleasure –

Miss Hall and I talked a good deal of Miss MacKenzie – Said she knew her intimately – Went as far as Geneva with the Lady of the Sir James Macintosh – Had about £7,000 – Clever, rather odd – Would be suited by anyone who would do all for her – On last leaving Edinburgh, arrived at Lieth ten minutes too late for the London steam packet with 36 undirected parcels !

Told Miss Hall I made so many inquiries, as mutual friends thought we might like traveling together – if ever Miss Hall knew of anyone to suit me, begged she would remember me – Said I had heard of her that she was blue – and it was altogether a flattering account – She very curious, but said I would not tell her my informant this evening – She said they had been complained of for being very proud – That, I said, seemed to me always a complaint instead of the contrary – But she is capable of being too Edinburgh for me laughing and talking too loud –

Had lastly a little conversation with the Vicomte de Noé, who sets off on his tour to Italy, Sicily, the Ionian islands, Germany and Holland for a year on Tuesday – Will take Mr. Long’s book to Miss Mackenzie –

Very fine day – sunny and pleasant, tho’ air frosty and cool – Fahrenheit 41° at 12 3/4 tonight –

WYAS Finding Numbers SH:7/ML/E/13/0006 and SH:7/ML/E/13/0007