Monday 4 November 1839

Fine but dullish morning Fahrenheit 61 1/2 now at 9 20/60 on my table lay awake this morning in bed looking into Russian grammar rubbing left great toe this the worst but the other too shewing symptoms of enlargement of the great joint for the last six months or more

Breakfast at 10 1/4 to 11 5/60 - then 5 minutes talking to Ann who says vocabulary and read generally 10 pages volume 1 Karamsin's History of Russia translated into French - Looking over Journal of June last just before leaving home on the 10th of that month, in order to write home (Ann and myself) and talking to Ann till now 2 50/60

Time to go out if we go at all - Ann sadly low how difficult for me to know what to do she promises to exert herself she has promised hundreds of times before

Out at 3 5/60 - at the boulevard (Tverskoi) the as usual - there in 2 1/2 minutes - took 4 turns in 1 12/60 hour and then in 20 minutes drove round the boulevard, opposite direction to that we went in yesterday, to the Rue du Pont des Mareschaux and then home at 4 40/60

Dressed - wrote the last 3 lines till now 5 25/60 - Ann at Russian with the Russian girl her name according to Grotza, Matrona van - I writing out Russian verb - then had the girl 1/4 hour till dinner at 6 in about 3/4 hour - then walked about the room with Ann a little then had the girl 1/2 hour till now 7 50/60 then at Russian grammar and 1/2 asleep till tea a little after 8

Had just finished when Countess Alexandra Panin called at 8 1/2 and sat with us till 9 40/60 - very good, and talkative and agreeable - will be a great comfort to us - tho' not a princess Radzivill - Daughter of Prince Roussoff - her sister whom we saw last night was widow of Pouskine - (her daughter æt 16 is therefore Countess Pouskine) and lately married Prince Gortchakoff therefore is now Princess Gortchakoff from our description the lady who has walked yesterday and today on the boulevard in the green velvet cloak (wadler) is Princess Kabbatchoff, or some such name - then looking into Debrett - Lord Jersey

Till wrote the last 7 lines till was 10 1/2 p.m. at which hour Fahrenheit 63 on my table - then till 1? - Ann and I trying on dresses - fine day - very fine afternoon sunshine while we were out, and fine clear pinkish sky in the west as if giving promise of a fine day tomorrow - Reaumur -5 1/2 now at 12 10/60 tonight = about Fahrenheit 20.

WYAS: SH:7/ML/E/23/0119

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