Published pp. 108-109, with two omissions: (1) on Thursday they dined at Norwood with the Townsends, "nice enough people," where she found Mrs. Pearson's "rather vulgar" daughter. What she enjoyed most was her drive home with John. Last night a "very slow" tea party at the Fales kept them so late that she was not awakened for the Ruskins' breakfast since she and John have theirs at 9:30, when they expected Sir Walter & Lady James, and the Hon. Charles Hardinge, who, however, had been at the Queen's Ball and did not come. John has been "intimate" with Sir Walter since college days; he paints very well. Lady James is Lord Mansfield's sister-in-law. They stayed until twelve looking at the pictures and "have invited John and I [sic: a characteristic usage] to ... visit them" during the summer at a beautiful place close to Lord Hardinge's home which belonged to the late Mr. Wells "whose pictures and gardens have long been the admiration of the world." Lady James is a "very nice person and I should imagine very superior." Because Col. Wood has not sent the order for admittance to the Horse Guards on the Queen's Birthday, Sir Walter is getting her one from Lord Londonderry. Lady James would have liked to have heard the music, but she is obliged to go to the Queen's drawing-room." ... We are to go to their house afterwards." Today they dine with the Blakes. Today Prizie [Mr. Tasker] will be dining with her mother. She does not think he will take all he can get from them, and they will be very glad to have someone walk the streets with them; (2) she is so glad "to hear the dear little children are all well again." Sophia or Robert should send a message to George Hobbs, and Alice should write to John.
