Friday 15 June 1838
Washing &c.
Fine morning Fahrenheit 65 at 8 3/4 and then sat down to write for 1/2 hour - breakfast about 9 - dressed - ready at 10 50/60 - writing - had the washerwoman - checking 1 bill against another and finding the 1st agreement not kept to, told to regulate the whole according to that - she excused herself very civilly saying the people at home did not know of the agreement &c. &c.! Had Dr. Tupper at 12 for 1/4 hour very civil - said I should certainly be off on Monday - he knew of no English person to take charge of Oddy - laughed at her fears - About 12 1/2 came Dr. Double for 10 minutes - his quiet, gentle manner pleases Ann he tells her St. Sauveur is sure to cure her - gave him for his 6 visits, as told by Madame de Bourke, 60/- wrapt up in a little white paper i.e. 20/- for the 1st visit and 10/- for each visit afterwards - read Galignanis messenger till 1 20/60
Then out, in the carriage, called at Madame de Bourke's - both she and Miss Gassie out - and Madame Figarol sortie left word that I wished she knew of some English family returning to England - home at 2 1/4 for a few minutes - then to rue St. Victor - paid my rent up to the 15th May 1839 and paid my portière also, good honest little woman, for 4 years also up to 15 May 1839 at 20/- per annum gave her 5/- over with which she seemed well pleased She gave me Letter from Moët Epernay with bill for the dozen champagne sent to the care of Quillacq Calais - found my plate - the box of which I had not brought from home the key fancied that this box merely contained minerals of little value - and found my journals too carefully done up in linen in the buffet amongst the linen - I would not examine this parcel before feeling, sure that they were other books
At madame Figarol's about 6 - gave her Rosalie's note to read - Figarol said all she could for her - how alarmed she was at the thought of an hospital and was for my seeing her and explaining - mentioned Madame Contant's woman
Home about 6 1/2 - dinner at 7 1/4 - Had Carré coiffeur till 8 25/60 - dressed - off to Madame de Bourke at 9 and left her at 10 and took my leave saying I should certainly be off early on Monday - Introduced to the marquis and marquise of something, she a young lady-like person - soon afterwards came another lady and her husband whose name or title, I think she had one, I could not catch but she looked like an English woman who had married a Frenchman - & there were 2 other gentlemen - Rosalie's note was read aloud - Madame de Bourke said it was my own fault - I had frightened the girl in saying, on Wednesday night, mais si elle est malade qu'est ce que je dois faire?, I was found to pay her expences back to Paris unless she left me of her own accord - she left Madame de Pourpins on account of illness, and what should I do, thought I, in this case, the girl took fright - thought I should send her to an hospital, as people do here, and went away crying - I said I had not thought of such thing - had no objection to own it was my own fault - but thought she ought to have come to me to have the thing explained - but seeing Madame de Bourke not of my opinion but that I should explain and yet the girl to come - I merely said I had given up all thought of her, and had got another Madame de Bourke all astonishment - so difficult for her or anyone to get a good lady's maid and I had met with a second so immediately! - yes! her certificates very good - spoke English very well and a little Italian and understood a little German - Madame Figarol knew her and much recommended her - (she said this after the moment I mentioned her that from my description, it must be Josephine - she had never thought of her, or would have recommended her - had not another word to say for Rosalie - with Josephine I should feel in travelling as if 'Chez moi' - on pressing Figarol hard she owned that as to health she should trust Rosalie's rather more - but Josephine's experience and knowledge of travelling were a great advantage begged I would tell Josephine she (Figarol, had recommended her -) never mentioned at all Madame Contant's name to Madame de Bourke or Figarol nor told Madame de Bourke more than that Figarol knew the woman and recommended her
On leaving Madame de Bourke at 10, drove to rue du Faubourg du Roule - Josephine came the carriage door, and I merely said Je vous engage sous les condition convenues d'hier - venez chez moi demain matin vers les dix heures
Home at 10 25/60 - sat with Ann, at her bedside, an hour eating strawberries - told all that had occurred - had Oddy till 11 40/60 - sat 1/4 hour musing on her dislike to sleep with any new lady's maid - Hem! so Oddy and la femme de chambre must have 2 rooms! How must this be managed?
Fine morning till about noon - afterwards a good deal of rain in the afternoon and evening - Just getting into bed when Ann came to me at 1 - sick - gave her a little noyau - and after 5 or 6 minutes went to her gave her a little brandy and water and sat with her till 1 55/60 - heavy rain soon after one tonight - Fahrenheit 66 1/2 at 2 tonight
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