Wet mostly ― afternoon finer.

Packed & wrote.

At 11 to Drummond’s & drew out 120£

To Scotts & then Bank ― & shops &c.

Took ticket to Vienna. (9.12.)

Placed 100 in new 3 per cents ― & got 24.10 dividends.

Paid Dent: & called on S.W. Clowes ― who asked me to dine at Blue Posts at 6.30.

At home & wrote till then ― when I went there & found he had asked Sir R. Wilart so I backed out of a gt. bore.

Dined at home & wrote till late[.]

Gave checques for 55£ 9d. to

Dalziel                   25
Beale & Cramer            10.10
Hunt & Woolner            13.13
Mr. Rose          ―        6.6
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                          55.9.

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