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| Catalogue Finding Number | SH:7/ML/E/4/0092 |
| Office record is held at | Calderdale, West Yorkshire Archive Service |
| Title | Diary page |
| Description | [Diary Transcription]
180
1820
October
@6
morning during which time wrote ppages 178, and 179. and the latter 2 thirds of page 177. Miss V- [Vallance] played on the piano
all the evening – Came upstairs at 11 – undressed immediately all but curling and went to Miss V [Vallance] whom I shall
in future call V as ssoon as the girls left her about eleven and a half got into bed told her I had
the best kiss she had given me and staid with her five and twenty minutes and got into my own room so
as to have curled and got into bed before tib came who poor soul never dreampt what
I had been about and we went quietly to sleep – I not in a humour for more kissing and glad of
Tibs cousin for an excuse – Tolerably fine morning rainy afternoon and evening –
Wednesday 18
8 25/60
11 50/60
@6
No kiss of Tib last night – dawdled away the whole morning ran downstairs after
V [Miss Vallance] snatched her up in my arms in the breakfast room Charlotte said she was not astonished
at anything I did in a rather jealous ssort of tone adding that is the way you used to do to π [Mariana]
in the eevening asked V [Miss Vallance] to shew me what she had been writing in pencil on a scrap of paper
Char [Charlotte] said oh I see there is a beginning of cronyism – In the evening read from page 364.
to 461. end of volume 1. Ferguson’s Rome, and wrote 2 ppages to Mariana – Rainy day –
Came upstairs at 10 1/2 undressed immediately and curled went to V [Miss Vallance] Tib left us to undress
and we had just twenty five minutes together and I had a very good kiss she nothing loth
said she should be satisfied if she made me happy and wished she might sleep in my arms
she said in the midst she could hardly bear me and that I hurt her and afterwards that it was more
pain than pleasure at all events she likes it well enough – just got back into
my room before Tib came – she wanted a kiss and said she was well of her cousin however
grubbling seemed to satisfy her I gave her enough of it and was glad to escape
so easily tho my right hand was heartily tired –
Thursday 19
8 20/60
11 50/60
LL
No kiss only grubbled Tib last night talked to V [Miss Vallance] before breakfast – In the morning wrote the 3rd page and the ends of my
letter begun yesterday evening to M- [Mariana] (Lawton) and wrote 3 ppages to my aunt (Shibden) – in answer to her letter
about my uncles having determined to buy pump at which I as judiciously as I
could expressed pleasure – wrote kindly to π [Mariana] only a word or two in crypt
hand reassured her about Miss V [Vallance] how little π [Mariana] dreams of the fact and surely
she will never dream it if I can help her doing so – Took a turn with Charlotte and Miss
V [Miss Vallance] in the east balk field and then IN. [Isabella Norcliffe] took me into the gig and drove me to Malton
put my 2 letters into the P. O. [Post Office] and returned the low road – In the evening read, after Miss V- [Vallance] had played
on the piano, the first 20 ppages of volume 2. Ferguson’s Rome – talking of letter writin
Char [Charlotte] gave an opening and I mentioned her never naming the letter I had writen
181
1820
October
her she said she never should have mentioned it and ended by saying but dont let
us debate to this I made no reply – Very fine morning tho' small rain came on as we left Malton
and continued most of the way – more rain afterwards and high wind in the evening – Came upstairs
at 9 1/2 and wrote the last page – did not go down anymore but wished Mrs N [Norcliffe] good night in her own
room only about quarter hour alone with Miss V [Vallance] and in the middle of the time Tib came for me that we
had no oopportunity for a kiss
Friday 20
8 50/60
1
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Miss V [Vallance] not quite well but thought we should expect her got out of her bed to call us and
I half washed followed her got into her bed lay with her about half hour had a pretty
good kiss then put my left hand up and gave her a thorough grubbling observing afterwards
that that did her more harm than the other that is kissing that it was not fair was wasting
the eenergies of us both and was too like the Queen and Bergami after leaving V [Miss Vallance] got into
bed again to Tib had a good kiss of her and got up again at twenty minutes after ten -
Letter from my uncle (Shibden) filled up by my aunt – I am to write by tomorrows post
the copy of another letter to Mr Bilton of whose let [letter] in answer to my uncles accep
tance of his proposal my uncles gives me a copy saying at the same time what
he would send in return pump is to be his at five thousand guineas -
Miss V- [Vallance] not quite well at breakfast and afterwards worse – numbness in her left arm and whole
of the left side, nervous headache, etc. pain in her back and some pains she said she had not
had before in consequence we both thought of our connection – Miss V- [Vallance] lay on one
of the sophas in the breakfast room till near 4, – and I sat by her the whole time – sat by her also in
the evening – Came upstairs between 9 and 10, and wrote the above of today – Tolerably fine morning rain came on about
3 1/2 or 4, and continued a good while – went down again for an hour and came up at 11 1/2 – only a few
minutes opportunity of being alone with Miss V [Vallance] before I went downstairs just before getting
into bed came and found her in a state of low delirium perhaps owing to the brandy and water
she had had went quietly to sleep with Tib –
Saturday 21
8 3/4
12
No kiss Miss V [Vallance] came to call staid a minute got into bed again and I went to her and staid with her
about half hour tho we durst not try for a kiss and I was tolerably quiet with her she is beginning
to seem anxious [anxious] to shew me she repents of having let things go so far between us – Took a
turn or 2 round the house with Miss V- [Vallance] immediately after breakfast – Mrs and Miss Strickland of Newton called and staid an hour
but I did not go down wrote the copy of a letter to Mr Bilton for my uncle – V [Miss Vallance] brought me
into her room to write by the fire Charlotte came in interrupted me sadly talking about each
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| Date | Oct 1820 |
| Extent | 1 page |
| Level | Piece |
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