London
Aug. 13. Clear & cool, a fine day.
Shopping steadily from breakfast to
7 P.M. Looked at trunks at Allen[']s
on Strand, thence to Cord[?]s Regent
St. & Picadilly buying two Mackentoshes
& two carriage aprons, wading trousers;
& ordering brogans. Examined fur at
store on Regent St. & was show[n] an
overcoat lined with Russia Sable @
[pounds] 1800. Fine Bengal Tiger skins @ [pounds] 16.  
  Aug. 14. Cloudy with light sprinkle.
Shopping all day. First to Allen's.
Buy two leather portmanteaus & some
small trinkets. Dined on Strand.
Pretty woman with beautiful boy in
Highland dress at table opposite.
Thence to Copper & waters 29 Regent St. S. W.
Buy full outfit of silk underclothes
handkerchiefs etc.
London
Aug. 15. A.M. rainy. P.M. clear.
Shopping all morning visiting Brown &
Shipley & paying bills at Kerslake's 
& Quaritch's. Buy more expensive
silks at Copper & Water's.
  Lunch at 7 Radnor place with
Saunders & wife at table. Afterwards
a smoke & pleasant talk there with
S. to Kensington Museum. F[?] Sharpe
and Mr. & Mrs. Hartrip. Mr. H. young,
tall; round shouldered, fair, with
pleasant blue eyes. Spoke English
well and was very agreeable. An
African & East Indian explorer &
ornithologist interested chiefly in
the Swifts, I like him as well
as any German I have seen. Evidently
a fellow of some ability.
  Back to Hotel at 7 P.M.
  Aug. 16 Sunday. Cloudy & cool.
Spend the day writing letters &
packing.