Wednesday, November 12, 1834

1834

November

Wednesday 12

9

11 1/4

Goodish kiss last night.  Lay in bed an hour after Ann, and when she left the room to have Eugenie and finish dressing by the blue room fire, incurred a cross.

Breakfast at 9 3/4 in 40 minutes, having left the room for Ann to have her tenant Taylor of the tanhouse and Thwaite who wants to take it –

Wrote the last 19 lines of yesterday and so far of today till 11, at which hour, Fahrenheit 44° in my study – From then to 12 55/.., skimming over Voltaire’s letters and trying at French letter to Mrs. de Bourke. 

Miss Rawson of Gledholt called at 12 55/.. – Sat downstairs with her and Ann till they had had luncheon – till 1 55/.. and then 1/4 hour with Marian, happening to ask if she meant to go to Market Weighton – Led to my saying how odd it would seem to have Miss Inman here – (a strange reflection upon me) – and she (Marian) got all wrong and into tears, saying pro forma, how she wished herself away – How she was inconvenienced here by myself and my aunt etc. etc. – I took it all very quietly and civilly, but felt annoyed and went and talked it over with my aunt, who owned her bad night was owing to thinking of Marian’s being so queer –

Miss Rawson off at 2 55/.., well pleased with her reception.

Throp came to ask about ordering more acorns – Would put in a bushel and half into the Godley slope at the rate 20/. per bushel = 30/. per daywork – Gave him leave to set 1/2 acorns 1/2 Spanish chestnuts on the pit hill at the bottom of Bairstow –

Ann and I out at 3 1/2 – down the old bank to Nicholson’s about glazed calico to line north chamber window curtains – Then called at Wood’s warehouse in the square to ask for something new Mrs. Lee told us of – woollen and cotton damasky, for window curtains – No such thing answering the description –

Returned up the old bank very slowly and home at 5 – Ann and I sat talking 1/4 hour downstairs –Then at my desk, wrote the above of today – Dinner at 6 5/.. – Coffee – Ann got 7 hits against 4 + a gammon – Played all the evening – 25 minutes with my aunt till 10 10/.. –

Fine day – Fahrenheit 43 1/2° at 10 10/.. p.m. –

Found cousin come just before going out at three and a half.


WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/17/0107


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