Brighter & bluer. But ever a breeze.

Rose at 5 & took Levers new medicine ―wh. [operated] at 9 ― & without pain, the first instance since my hurt. Penned out till 10. Letter from J. Senior: the whole will affair is done, which is very kind of Bern. ―

Sent letters to
1 Mrs. Bell
2 J. Hutchinson.
3 C. Church.
4 J. Edwards.
5 John Senior.
6 S.W. Clowes

Dined at 1.

At 2.30 went to Villa S. Firenze, & drew till 7.30. Walked home.

2 Ices for supper. Less pain in inside.

X5

Newspapers came.

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