A very fine but colder day. ―

Breakfast at 9. Letter from Foord. No Bassæ yet. Walked to Church. Dreary preacher ― one Macgrattan ― on prophecy & the W. of Babylon. Ach! It lasted 42 minutes!

Dinner at 2. ― After wh. shewed the Colonel the Palestine drawings. ― At 4 ― Tea ― & now I have been writing from 6 to 8. ― there certainly is a deep dulness [sic] in this house. ―

Supper & ditto.

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[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]