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and Miss Combe were present, the only ladies. After- 

 wards Mr. Weiss played most sweetly on the flute, Mr. 

 Scot sang Scotch airs, glees and madrigals followed, and 

 it was after one o'clock when " Music and Painting " left 

 the company arm in arm. I soon reached my lodgings. 

 Mr. Weiss gave me a ticket to his concert, and Mrs. Dickie, 

 who kindly sat up for me, gave me a ship letter. I 

 hoped it was from my Lucy, but no, it was from Governor 

 De Witt Clinton ; it was dated thirty days previous to my 

 receiving it. 



Tuesday, 28th. The fog was so dense this morning that 

 at nine o'clock I could hardly see to write. I put the 

 drawing of the Stock Pigeons in the Institution, framed 

 superbly, and it looked well, I thought, even though so 

 dark a day. I again stood for my picture, two dreadfully 

 long hours, and I am sure I hope it may prove a good re- 

 semblance to my poor self. Whilst yet in my hunting- 

 dress, I received word that Sir Walter Scott was in the 

 Institution and wished to see me; you may depend I was 

 not long in measuring the distance, and reached the build- 

 ing quite out of breath, but to no purpose. Sir Walter 

 had been compelled to go to preside at a meeting upstairs, 

 and left an apology for me, and a request that unless too 

 dark for him to see my work I would wait ; but it very 

 soon became quite dark, and I therefore abandoned all 

 thought of meeting him this time. I dined at Mr. Lizars', 

 and saw the first-proof impression of one of my drawings. 

 It looked pretty well, and as I had procured one sub- 

 scriber, Dr. Meikleham of Trinidad, I felt well contented. 



Wednesday, 29th. The day was cloudy, and sitting for my 

 portrait has become quite an arduous piece of business. I 

 was positively in " durance vile " for two and a half hours. 

 Just as I was finishing my dinner, Mrs. F- , the cousin 

 of Mr. Gregg, called ; ladies having the right to command, 

 I went immediately, and found a woman whose features 

 had more force and character than women generally show 



