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bled under me excessively but I sat down Miss Duffin talked away to Mrs. Henry Stephen Belcombe and I think no one guessed
what was passing within me I dreaded to meet her afterwards thought I saw her at a dist
ance and turned quite another way to avoid her which I did but met and shook hands with Milne ~ Left
Miss Duffin to wait for me at the Henry Stephen Belcombes’, and called to take leave at Fisher’s, and at Mrs. Best’s
sat sometime with Mrs. Best and Rose I am in high favour with them ~ then went back, and took Mrs. Henry
Stephen Belcombe and Miss Duffin to see our carriage — Got home at 4 20/60 — Parsons waiting to cut my hair — took
Mrs. Henry Stephen Belcombe upstairs and she sat by me till 5 — then took our leave — and I hurried down to dinner (could not
dress — Had no gown with me) at 5 1/4 — Captain Fothergill of King Thorpe very vulgar, Mrs. Slyfield’s brother, and Mr.
Atkinson the Surgeon dined with us — the latter under a cloud, Mr. Duffin thinks unjustly, about the death
of Mrs. Hutchinson the nearest relative of the late Dr. Jackson dean of Christ church — not attentive enough — Should have had a physician much earlier — the poor soul
might have been recovered, etc. etc. — Did not sit long after dinner — seeing Miss Yorke mount
her horse went to the door and took leave of her — She expressed herself as if she had really some regard
for me, and very prettily gave me to understand how glad she should be to hear of a few [lines] from me — Mrs. Yorke
just gone out walking or I should have called to wish her goodbye — Gave no reason for Miss Yorke to support it,
but the thought crossed that perhaps I might write her one letter — I am sure it would please her she is always
ladylike — when Mrs. Henry Stephen Belcombe asked me to write, I threw cold water on it at once, ditto to Miss
Henrietta Crompton so Mrs. Henry Stephen Belcombe said I should of course write to Steph about my aunt to say how she went on, and she
would be contented to hear of me then — she really behaves very well and likes me and is flattered
by my notice but she is not thoroughbred and this sspoils thought ditto of the Cromptons this evening
and came away not fancying them much ~ Called and sat an hour with the Cromptons — then went to Mrs. Anne
and Miss Gage, and, finding them at tea, drank tea with them — both of them very kind — got home at 9 1/4 — the 2 gents [gentlemen] went
at 10 — came up to bed at 10 25/60 — Miss Duffin sat with me till 1 1/4 — Thought of π- [Mariana] behaved quite
properly ~ made memoranda of today — very fine day — very warm —
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..Took a momentary leave of Miss Duffin and off from the Duffins’ (in the new mail) at 7 35/60 — Alighted at the Pine apple at 12 50/60 — walked
home in 20 minutes — breakfast at 12 1/4 — came upstairs at 2 1/2 — from then till after 6, looking over my
drawers, and laying aside all the things I meant to take abroad with me — Dressed — dinner at 6 1/2 — Note from
Mr. Edwards of Pyenest civilly giving up Northgate house in consequence of the death of Mrs. Lees — Note also from Mr.
James Briggs to say he had put out advertisements of the house and land being to let, and that the furniture at Northgate was
valued at £188.6.0 by Mr. John Lister, and that who ‘would bid a price’ at the furniture if Thomas Greenwood
did not agree for it — Thomas Greenwood came this evening about the furniture — Should make him an allowance equivalent
to auction duty and the other expenses of a public sale — thinks he should have 2/6 in the pound allowed — to which I agreed but
said I should speak to Mr. Briggs — wrote to George Playforth to tell him would not be wanted to come back with the carriage
from York till Monday instead of Saturday next — then wrote 3 ppages to M- [Mariana] giving her an account of myself and my proceedings
since we parted — affectionate — but the world might read it — all this took me till 11 — Barometer 4 degrees above changeable
Fahrenheit 60° at 11 20/60 p.m. at which hour came up to bed When dressing for dinner discovered that my cousin
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Had William Keighley and his sons — Sent William Keighley senior to Mr. Thomas Clark about fencing off Trough of Bolland
wood from the Northowram road — Mr. Clark very civil about it — thinks it but right I should have as many stones
belonging to the road as will do it — for the road people pulled down the fence, and took all the wall-stones
(as much walling as cost £10) belonging to my uncle — Affectionate letter 3 ppages from M- [Mariana] (Lawton) she got well
to Manchester at 4 1/2 — dinner waiting Mr. Charles Lawton wanting to be off home where they arrived at 12
that night — He cried seemed to have suffered much said he could not bear so much again behav
ed very well made an attempt at night with more gentleness than formerly but worse in point of
imbecility than ever π- [Mariana] made an excuse that she was fatigued but thinks he will not trouble
her much more she had nothing to give but to me was all my own some might think it better under
our present circumstances if she was less so ~ wrote the ends and under the seal, very small and close,
of the letter I wrote to M- [Mariana] last night — a regular journal since we parted — told her everything — sufficiently affectionate
wrote a note to Mr. Edwards (Pye nest) saying his was quite satisfactory and giving my aunt’s and my compliments and
condolence on the death of Mrs. Lees — Note also to Mr. James Briggs — asked what allowance to make Thomas Greenwood on the
furniture — 2/6 in year pound? Desired Mr. Briggs to remind Mark Hepworth of his debt to my uncle of
£46.6.3 — said he ought to pay some part of it every rent day — Sent off by John Booth (before 11)
the above 2 notes, and my letter to M- [Mariana] and that written last night to ‘Mr. George Playforth Post office Market Weighton’
Breakfast at 11 — at 11 50/60 went upstairs into the library — dusting and arranging books taken out of the library passage
till 5 3/4 — In the mean while had had a note from Mr. Samuel Freeman (Southowram Lodge) enclosing
a check on Rawson’s bank for £500, and had written back a note of acknowledgment — Dressed —
Dinner at 6 1/4 — Mr. Waterhouse had come at 6 — I never saw him less heavy — he made himself
amusing — he is one of the best and worthiest men we have — quite a man of business — At 8 left the dinner table and leaving him
10 minutes to himself in the garden put on my hat and took a few turns with him on the terrace — The
navigation will only pay 7 per cent this 1/2 year — tea and coffee at 8 1/2 — Mr. Waterhouse was at a meeting
this morning of the commissioners of the Northowram road — they will make an effort to raise money and finish
the job — talked of applying to government — government had advanced money on similar occasions — e. g. for the
Dewsbury road — the new road instead of the new bank from H-x [Halifax] here, to be done for 5 or 6000£
the commissioners of the new Leeds and Whitehall road to pay 2/3 of the expense of it, and the commissioners of the Northowram
road are to pay a thousand pounds towards cutting it into their road — all thought of making a diversion along
the fields below our house really and totally given up — this plan totally abandoned — Mr. Waterhouse said he had said
that I should be even ‘more obstinate’ than my uncle — Mr. Waterhouse left us at 9 35/60 — Came upstairs at 10 1/4 —
at which hour Barometer 4 1/2 degrees above changeable Fahrenheit 61° — Very fine day — very warm —
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