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transcription: baby & nurse & Poult in the carriage & took Sonny & Grace with us - Yesterday Poultney completed his fourth year -
Sunday Sep 12th. Went to the theatre last evening & not understanding a word of what was said found the play a great bore - Came out & found the children all getting on very well & after nursing baby went back again to see the ballet - A French [dans--use],agile & accomplished in her art, but none of the fascination or coquetry sufficient to charm an audience. Between the acts it seemed to be the fashion to order coffee tea or ice cream - I indulged in two of the latter - the smallest specimen of glasses I have ever seen, really scarcely more than a thimble full & provokingly attenuated below = This Morning we crossed on a ferry boat to ___ & took a large carriage to Berck - said to be the cleanest town in the world, & I am disposed to believe it from what I saw this Morning -
Such metal [-ettles]-shining like gold - such flores [sic] & glass & china - & chests

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