Gray cloudy early ― sunny afterwards ― but after 2 P.M. cloud, & then rain & wind & no end of hail, & sleet, & pouring rain.

Cough & cold dreadfully bad.

Worked at M. 3 Cerbara all day, ― save going out to Macbeans, ― & to call on Chomondely [sic], who had brought a letter from F.L. ― & Clark of Trinity.

At 5 it was dark & pouring, so I went to the Forsters, & sate till 6. ―
Dined alone, & read Westminster Review. ―

Afterwards, Reg.d Cholmondeley  came: ― rather wearying as to pictorial discourse.

Letter from Mrs. Scrivens: very nice.

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