Tuesday, March 16, 1830

1830

March

Tuesday 16

7

11 50/..

Fahrenheit 43° at 7 1/2 a.m.  At my desk at 8 – Wrote to Lady Stuart and Miss Hobart

Breakfast at 10 55/.. in 20 minutes – Dressed

1/4 sheet full to Lady Stuart, widely written – to present the lampe de nuit – ‘I can scarcely make up my mind whether you will  really like it or not; but you always used one in traveling, and I want you to have one of my choosing – ’

1/4 sheet full also to Miss Hobart – but closer written – Chit chat – Said I should perhaps be quiet for a while – Should hear what Sibbella said – Felt in a more stay-at-home humour now than I had ever done since my last return home – If Cuvier went on lecturing, should certainly stay to hear him –

Went out at 11 50/.. – Called at Privat’s to look at fans –

Then to the de Noés – Mademoiselle de Noé not quite ready – Shewed my lamp.  They thought it very pretty –Madame de Noé had not left her room – They staid last night till near 5 this morning.  Waited for M. de Noé, who was à jeu –

Left the de Noés’ about 12 1/2 – Drove to the Palais Royal – Went to L’escalier de Cristal – Got the lamp well packed – The man recommended us for fan chez Islande No. 28, just opposite – Very good shop, and moderate, fair prices – Good choice of fans – Chose an ivory, real, from China 35/ – Surely not dear – And bought a fichu there and gave it to Miss de Noé –

Then home at 1 3/4 – Wrote a little note to ‘Monsieur Monsieur Charles Stuart’ to say I was almost ashamed about the lampe, but had tried and found it would go into a gentleman’s hat, the 3 separate pieces separately – Had changed my mind about silver earrings, and sent what I knew would be useful, a fan – Began, My dear Mr. Stuart.  Ended, I wish you a pleasant journey and am very truly yours, A Lister

Then added (hardly room) at the bottom of my note to Miss Hobart ‘I have not been in China, but . . . . . but I should not forget there, nor have I forgotten you here – I hope you will like the fan’ – This was all the mention of it in any way.  In fact, I had not got it when I wrote this morning –

Had brought Mademoiselle de Noé with me, and she sat with my aunt while I did all this –the 1st time Mademoiselle de Noé had been in our house –

Off at 2 1/4 – En passant, sent George to the embassy with the parcel (night lamp and fan) and note to ‘Miss Hobart’ in envelope put within envelope containing note to ‘Honorable Lady Stuart’ and this again put with note in large envelope to ‘Monsieur Monsieur Charles Stuart’ –

Then took Mademoiselle de Noé with me to the lecture – left my own place on account of having her with me, and to get 2 seats close together, and we sat next Madame Cuvier and Mademoiselle Duvanscel who, the lecture over, found a moment to say very civilly that M. Cuvier was far from well (sore throat) and ‘la leçon n’etait elle pas bien pour un malade?’ – 14th lecture lasted just an hour – from 3 to 4 –

Set Miss de Noé down at home, then drove to Madame Catalani’s, No. 21 rue de Clichy.  Left my card, and home at 4 3/4 –

Dressed – At my desk at 5 1/4, and wrote all but the 1st line of today –

Note this morning from M. Julliart, Quai Pelletier, No. 18, apologizing for not coming on Saturday – Staid to see an unexpected operation by M. Dupuytren –

Dinner at 6 10/.. – Read the paper as usual, a little but not much aloud – came to my room at 8 10/.. – Settled accounts –

Coffee at 9 20/.. – Came to my room at at 10 40/.. –

Fahrenheit 48° at 10 3/4 p.m. and rather raining – Streets wet – Fine day – but rainy clouds about , threatening rain sooner or later, which rain, however, held off during the day –

Reading till 11 10/.. cursorily – Adam’s biographical dictionary –

 

WYAS Finding Numbers SH:7/ML/E/13/0012 and SH:7/ML/E/13/0013