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Tuesday 19 after breakfast Mr. W. came in to ask us to go 

 out a Hiding we drest and went over to his house but the 

 weather grew so bad that it prevented our going We spent 

 the morn together with much mirth & cheerfulness we were 

 all weigh'd to see how much we were worth. I weigh 

 134 lb oh monstrous afterwards we were all measured came 

 home to dinner in the afternoon Mr. White the Mulsos etc. 

 etc. came here with work singing & Playing we spent a 

 very agreeable evening mem. Charles* was put into long 

 [sic] Coats look'd vastly pretty. 



Wed 20 after breakfast Mrs. M. Mrs. Woods & Miss B. came 

 in Miss B. Philly and self & the two Mr. Mulsos went up to 

 the D"" Hermitage Mr. T Mulso gave us a discourse upon 

 Natural Phylosophy & Astronomy we work'd he read some 

 of Thomsons Seasons we walk'd in the Woods & then came 

 home to dinner I hope I edify'd by his sensible discourse 

 Mr. E. M. & Mr. White drank tea here afterwards we went 

 out a Eiding I rode double for the first time rode upon 

 the sweet Commons & in the High Wood call'd at Newton, 

 it was a most delightful evening I hope we are going to 

 have fine weather. 



Thursday 21. after Breakfast went into the Hay field 

 toss'd the hay about a little then went to Mr. White's sat 

 in the Alcove spent the morn most delightfully Mr. 

 T. Mulso read Thomson & at Two came home to dinner 

 at 6 we met again to walk went up to the sweet Hermitage 

 sat viewing its various beauteous [? views] some time then 

 walk round the wood back to the Hermitage, Mr. White 

 read us an acrostick made upon Nanny. Miss Baker & I 

 found a stone upon the Common which we carried to the 

 Hermitage & placed it there as a memorial of our fondness 

 for that place. 



* Son of Mr. and Mrs. Etty. When he grew up he entered the naval 

 service of the East India Company, and was the "young gentleman" who 

 brought home the Chinese dogs mentioned in Letter LVIIL, to Barrington, 

 of "The Natural History of Selborne." 



