Saturday, July 14, 1821

1821

July

Saturday 14

7

12 40/60

From 8 to 9, did theorem 104 and 105, pages 332 and 333, Volume 1, Hutton, and just skimmed over the statements of the propositions of Liber 11, Euclid.

At 9 1/4, went to the new road to speak to Mr. Washington – He was not come, therefore went again directly after breakfast (a few minutes past 10) – After waiting some time, walked as far as Lidget and met him there – Returned by Hardcastle’s cottages and down Stony-lane direct to the new road – Sauntered about and in an hour Washington came – Told him of my going from home; and made him understand all that was wished to be done – to lead away the plantation pithill as soon as that in the hanging hay is done, and to put all the remaining earth from the cunnery brow alongside this side of the wall just on the higher-up side of the archway –

Came in a little before 12 – Detained downstairs an hour talking of 1 thing or other – during which time, Mr. Foster of Heptonstall called to receive his road-interest etc.

Letter from Mariana (Lawton), 2 1/2 hurried pages. 

Just returned from the Fords, are to have a large dinner party on Wednesday and the Swettenhams are to stay a couple of days, that Mariana wishes me to go on Friday next instead of Wednesday, which I shall do –

She made the purchase at Liverpool for little Mariana – ‘a knife and fork and spoon in a case, and a drinking cup’ (silver) ‘the whole came to £5’ –cheap enough, I should suppose –

Her indisposition arises from her having a fright about a fortnight ago by being thrown from her horse in Newcastle – Had been taken unwell the day before and it produced a stoppage of the right thing and ever since I have had a discharge which makes me uneasy and sometimes very uncomfortable but I have no pain –

Letter also from Mrs. James Dalton (Croft Rectory Darlington) so kind a one, that I really shall think seriously of going this autumn – A few lines on one of the ends from Isabella Dalton – She is a nice girl, affectionate hearted and well-informed ; but I like them all –

Came upstairs at 1 1/2, wrote the above etc. etc.

Miss Kitson had not altered my lustre spencer right.  All the afternoon undoing and planning it and telling Betty how to sew it.  Read my letters downstairs.  Told the substance of Mariana’s but read my aunt almost every word of Mrs. Dalton’s.  She seemed pleased with its uncommon kindness, and said not a syllable against my going.  Perhaps she expects me to go –

Kind Note from Emma Saltmarshe with the 5 numbers of the Retrospective Review I lent her the other day –

Went downstairs at 5 1/2.  In the evening, from 8 to 9 3/4, wrote 3 pages, the ends, and under the seal to Mariana –

Very fine day – Came upstairs at 11 20/60 – Went down 10 minutes afterwards to look at the glass – Barometer 2 degrees below changeable.  Fahrenheit 63 1/2° –


WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/5/0043


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