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Friday Feb 17th. Went in a bus with baby and
Louisa to Kentish Town, got a little pink silk
hat for 3/6 a chemise for 2/9 & came home
to early dinner with the children. Dr Roget
called & took us to see the Atheneum
Club House, fine large building comfortably
arranged for bachelor life; came back
for Jonny & went to 22 Regent St with a
card from Mrs deBunsun to see an
immense dinner service of [illegible words]
juices/ made by order for the Bishop of
Mauricastro, Central Africa. People there
must pay dear for their religion - the
idea of an apostle taking his loaves
& fishes from such dishes! Dined at
McIntosh’s - Mr M looks in a decline &
heart broken besides - he is more repulsive
to me than almost any man I ever saw -
Charles Bayton & his wife (daughter of
Sir Henry Holland) & Mr Phillips -
Mr B is very nice, I don’t like her quite
so well - rather pretty but dowdy look.
Good enough dinner only they couldn’t let
us eat it - things put on table & then