Friday 23 May 1834


Fine morning Fahrenheit 58 at 9 - breakfast at 9 1/2 and reading a little till 10 20/60

All off to Easby Abbey at 10 1/2 - left Miss Walker and Mr. Brown comfortably seated at sketching having got table and chair from the old woman at the cottage, and left Eugenie and took Joseph and walked off to the grand stand on the race ground

Got there in 50 minutes - 35 minutes at the top - the man who went with me a very intelligent sort of countryman - said the best hour for view was 5 a.m., and, next to that, sun set too hazy today - or could have seen York minster very plainly as also from sea to sea - and 'thousands of millions of acres' of ground - the hyperbole struck me - walked back in 40 minutes a better and nearer way - in going turned up the hill too soon and did not go by the great high road - the race ground a good turf and 2 1/4 mile course - the beacon about a mile beyond it - asleep 1/2 hour in in the wheelbarrow as yesterday then all adjourned to the old woman's cottage and had sandwiches and wine (port) and water - then sent the servants in for the same purpose

Miss Walker sketching and I sitting out reading the guide book or talking to the old woman (with whom parted very good friends) till 5 3/4 - walked slowly home - and dinner at 6 1/2

Went out at 7 1/2 1/2 hour at shops - buying gown for present to Mrs. Bewley and pretty little porcelain basket - then a little while in the castle yard for the sake of letting the servants see it and came in at 8 1/2 - tea - Miss W- Walker went to her room at 9 1/2

Wrote the above of today till 9 55/60 very fine day - Fahrenheit 60 now at 9 55/60 p.m. - went to the Post Office just before dinner and Letter one page from Mrs Norcliffe (Langton) but put into the post at York - to go to Chambers's Inn at Greta Bridge, and some other directions but not worth very much

WYAS: SH:7/ML/E/17/0036

Comments

  1. Diana18 December 2020 at 13:18

    I love it when she tells us about sleeping in the WHEELBARROW for half an hour,I love her cheers me up know end !!!. Especially at this time

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    1. David18 December 2020 at 15:32

      Last of the wheelbarrow action in these extracts but not the end of napping!

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