Wednesday Feb 8th Have returned from
“Luncheon” at de Bunsun's - pleasant
visit - no company - two homely children
at table, French tutor & German queer
ness - Madame erect, lady like, fine
voice & manner - Was amiable & talkative,
beautiful teeth - steak & chops at man’s
end of the table, roast mutton at ours -
a pie each side - plate of blancmange
& cake - box of prunes handed at the
close - two men waiters - after lunch
the little girl went with the coachman
in a pony chaise - her brother on a pony
behind - Mrs B - proposed showing me
the other children - took me into the
nursery and all over the house. Very
plainly furnished throughout but entirely
comfortable. Saw a sweet picture of Elizabeth
Fry - talked much of her & her Uncle Gurney,
Eliza his widow & proposed sending us a
letter to her brother a Mr. P. Went afterwards
to Thackeray’s, all out; had a chat at
Russell’s - Willie not home yet. She is