Tuesday 19 June 1838

Packing travelling bag and portmanteau and lastly dressing till breakfast at 10 - then paid bills and wrote out, Ann copied for me on one sheet my letter to Mrs Briggs and Samuel Washington of yesterday, and my letters sent off this morning, and sent by George to the Post Office Place de la Madeleine at 12 25/60 p.m. my letter to 'William Gray Esquire Junior, Minster-yard, York Angleterre affranchie' and my letter to 'Messrs. Parker and Adam, Solicitors, Halifax, Yorkshire Angleterre and my letter to 'Mr. Mackean Yorkshire District Bank, Halifax, Yorkshire, Angleterre

From 12 25/60 to 2 settled with Lefevre had the mistress of the house and paid her - nice person - lets her house for the winter -  occupied with 1 thing or other - luckily tried on my Figarol-made merinos - little alteration required - dressed talked to Ann must still go again to rue St. Victor and the bank and to Figarol about my merinos - could not get off today, but might be off at 6 a.m. tomorrow

Had spoken to the mistress of the house who said if we wanted an apartment in her house for the winter, should write in August or September – the 2nde 1000 per month - the 3 rooms, that we now occupied, 600/- per month with batterie de cuisine and remise and all complete

Settled to be off tomorrow - Ann and I took Lefevre and walked to the bank - then at 3 40/60 - exchanged circular no. 4929 = £25 exchange at 25/40 = 635 francs - I had paid above 1000 francs this morning and that frightened at being left with only about a thousand for our journey to Bordeaux - I dare not calculate too nearly with poor Ann without watching and nursing and resting pro re natâ it would be impossible to get her well on - yet she likes travelling; and she is certainly the better for it - Staying too long at a time at home or anywhere else does not do for her - I never saw a constitution si veritablement grêle, sèche, et irritable'

From the bank to Madame Figarol's there at 4 1/4 - on accidentally mentioning Rosalie, it seems she had got a place with an English Lady rue de Neuilly rarely leaves Paris - Figarol asked if I had got her the place - no! perhaps Mademoiselle Gassie had - Figarol thought, evidently, that I knew all about it - made no observation to the contrary - the girl had this place in view, not her medecin or his opinion of her health, when she wrote me her get-off note!

A few drops of rain as Ann and I walked back - took shelter - sent Lefevre to the rue Royale for fiacre à l'heure - and returned in it to the arcades - changed my dress - sent Lefevre with my merinos to Madame Figarol put all the things for Rue St. Victor into the fiacre and took George and Ann and I off about 5 1/4 or after and arrived

Sent George home at 6 as soon as he had got the things upstairs, and then Ann and I went to the Restaurant su face du Jardin and from 6 55/60 to 7 1/4 had a very good dinner which we both enjoyed - everything ordered pour un and quite enough for us two - then back to the rue St. Victor and putting all away tidily till 9 40/60 - Left there in one large Carton

Fricandeau de veau au jus 0.75
Marinade de volaille 1.50
Choux fleur         0.75
Omlette soufflée         1.00
1/2 bouteille vin ordinaire 0.40
Donné à la fille         0.20
                4.90

1 satin gown } and in another carton
1 Crape pelerine } my Mrs. Cook-made York black bonnet
2 pair new Calès stays } and old grey silk Paris Capotte of 1834
2 pair Ann knitted woollen sleeves } and Ann's do. do.     do.    of    do.
some old money bags in buffet
Obzendorf gold watch in bureau drawer with paper and bills paid this time

Plate 1 pair sugar tongs }
2 salt spoons }
1 mustard do. } in buffet drawer
2 silver fruit knives }
Keys of hair trunk and bureau}

2 packets of books bought at Brussels &c. this time and Boyles Belgian Guideleft on one of the book shelves 15 volumes + Ann's books -

Paid the portière -/60 for my letter from Calais received yesterday - and -/40 for calling fiacre for which we had to wait 1/2 hour - She said my meuble would be done up, mis à neuf, with stuff of cotton and woollen that would not be soon moth-eaten and would look very nice, - for 120/ to 130 francs canapé and 6 fauteuils, I think I have no bergères, - Madame Cusinberche would find us beds - and room and little rooms upstairs au 5me. for the 2 servants if on our return we chose to stay at Rue St. Victor said I would think about it - as also about the meuble and would write if I wished it to be done - If I took the little room adjoining my study and the little kitchen opposite to it, these 2 pièces would be 200/- per annum - but I might if my apartment was furnished let it advantageously - J'y penserai

Home in 1/2 hour at 10 3/4 - paid Lefevre his 5/- a day for the 13 days including today and gave him 5/- over with which he seemed pleased and said he would be here at 5 a.m. tomorrow to see us off - then sat with Ann at her bedside eating strawberries and talking till very near 12 - then 1/2 hour+ packing our provisions and bottle baskets &c. &c. doubted for a moment whether to go to bed at all - or whether to lie down with my clothes on - but hot and uncomfortable and thought 2 or 3 hours would be better than nothing so undressed and went regularly to bed - fine day - no rain except the little shower about after 4 p.m. -

WYAS: SH:7/ML/E/21/0124