W. SANDBACH Fine & cold. Letters from Lady Waldegrave, & E.T. ― ― On the whole the past month has been in some ways an improvement. ― Breakfast with E. who is so odd, that not one time I half thought he was going to shirk paying the rest. ― Afterwards he said, “110£” ― […]
MR. EDWARDS Slept well. Day fine. Cough bad. Breakfast at 8 with E. He is a very singular man indeed. Afterwards he signed the 100£ bill. Then I wrote. (Letters from Potter, Penrhyn & Bruce, all affirmative.) till Mr. & Mrs. Ferrier came, to whom I shewed drawings. They are both nice people ― she […]
MR. EDWARDS Fine & cold after rain. Pleasant & lively breakfast: ― W.H. is a wonderful fellow. I wonder if he knows of my letters to Lord & Lady D. ― At 11 I came away with the “Caterer” a stammering & untoward sort of man, to whom I offered 2/6 for his drive, but […]
F. HOPWOOD? COL. CLOWES Fine day. ― Breakfast. Off at 10½ ― intending to go to Winwick. (omitted to see Col. Clowes, & also to leave any message for him ― by being “maddled.”) But the train was express & went straight to Lpool. ― So, leaving my things at the station, I & a […]
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 ― […]
F. HOPWOOD? COL. CLOWES Fine ― gray ― coldish. “Packed.” ― & breakfast at 8. ― After which walked out with W. Langton ―: went to T. Potter’s ― & saw the Philæ, & the 2 pictures, Corfû & Athos, of St. Leonards’ days. ― Returned to the Langtons: the young ladies are but so […]
W. LANGTON Pleasant breakfast & morning. T. Fairbairn left at 10. I wrote to 10 12 people. ― Sir R. Bethell ― 1 Lady Bethell ― 2 Lord Derby ― 3 Lady Derby ― 4 Lord Stanley ― 5 J.B. Harford ― 6 J. Cross ― 7 E. Tennyson ― 8 Bickers & Bush ― […]
T. Fairbairn. ― Slept well. Fine day by a great luck. ― This house is most beautiful. Holman Hunt & other pictures. Unpacked the Petra ― which to my delight ― F. (who is alone here,) likes greatly ― & keeps. ― May I be thankful by acts. Wrote all day long ― letters to […]
T. Fairbairn. Rose at 8. Packed. Thick fog. Left the kind dear nice Parkyns’s, at 10. In a basket chay to Lowdham. Rail to Newark ― but arrived too late for Xpress train. Much disgusted had to wait from 12.30 to 2.30 at that odious place. Bought paper ― & newspapers & lunched. Rail to […]
M. PARKYNS Thick fog. ― Cough bad. ― Breakfast 9¾ Very pleasant breakfast & morning: shewing drawings to M. & E. Parkyns. The 2 little children also, ― who are absolutely nice. One, [Rev.] Hildebrand & lunch. ― Wrote notes. Walk with M.P. to a farm house & looked at rooms: & thro’ the village […]
