Monday, September 19, 1831 Travel Journal

1831

September

Monday 19

8 25/..

1 3/4 

Down at 9 3/4, at which hour, Fahrenheit 63° and very fine morning –

Began breakfast at 10.  Dawdling over it till Lady Stuart came at 10 3/4, and afterwards till 11 –

Coze flirting with Vere.  She likes me certainly.  Dawdling away the morning as usual. Lady Stuart in her room –

At one, the letters came, and made my escape from Mrs. and Miss Mangin and the two Dames –

Letter 3 pages and ends and under the seal from Mariana – They go to Paris on Wednesday morning –  Wrote 3 pages in answer – Sorry the chances seemed against our meeting there on the return – I should be off from here on Thursday, and from London the Wednesday following – Sent my letter by George at 4 –

Lady Stuart and I out at 4 50/.. – to Kingston and farther on to Boyle farm.

Home at 6 1/2 – Dressed – Dinner at 7 – Coffee – Looking over prints – Lady Stuart writing – An hour’s music.

Talking of Vere, said I should perhaps pick up someone in Italy.  She said she not like that, did not wish anyone to have her place.  On coming back to dinner, found she had put a bunch of roses from her own garden into my tooth glass, and her manner is getting more affectionate. While left alone this morning, told her a little of my sister, could not have Cameron, was making my will without naming Marian or my father, confidential.

She said on Sunday, when I said how cautious she was and that her thoughts and feelings were in as many folds as a pear that opened but who could tell whether there was a kernel or not, well shake it and see.  I rallied her about it today, saying it was the only consolation I had.  She certainly does not dislike me.  

Speaking of marriages etc. this morning, she would think from my manner I should have three thousand a year.

Very fine day – Came upstairs at 12 1/2.  Fahrenheit 60° now at 1 20?.. tonight –


WYAS Finding Numbers SH:7/ML/TR/11/0006 and SH:7/ML/TR/11/0007


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