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me to one lady who sat next me, but I chatted
however with several who came my way -
Mr & Mrs Cropsey were there & she introduced to
me a Miss Smith from Tasmania whose
father is very rich & the young lady is very
charming - a friend of the poet - Miss Proctor -
we all played on the piano occasionally
& there was some very poor singing - tea &
coffee passed around & when every body
was tired & sleepy, & some proposed going, they
were petioned [sic] to stay for the refreshments
which finally were brought in about
midnight, & consisted of wine & crackers &
sandwiches - I was sadly taken in for
I was really hungry & thought this “fashionable”
lady who hired in so much style & entertained
strangers so elegantly was a better provider.
The Wedgewoods called yesterday, Mr & Mrs
Thomas Lorde Buxton, De Bunson’s, Gaskell’s
& some others. We are invited to a party at
Samuel Gurneys March 7th & to dine at
Charles Buxton’s March 1st. Today took
Grace & saw the Reading Room at the