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8 August 1877 — Therapia | |
Wednesday. 8th August [1877]. Cut out sheets & made over the mattrasses to the Red Crescent who sent a boat to fetch them. Wrote letters to go by messenger. At 12.30 went off in the small caique with miss Boyd to lunch with Mrs W. Hanson. Found Mr Graham of Helicon staying there. After lunch Mr Elliot having joined us we walked up the hill & I called on Mrs Donald & then went on to Mrs H. Hanson’s where they were playing lawn tennis. We found Mr Seymour of Antelope staying there & as he & Mr Graham both played the guitar we had out & all had a try at it & all sang to it. Dr & Mrs Washburn came there. We had tea in an arbour then a little more tennis & a little more guitar & Miss Boyd & Mr Elliot & I came home in the steam launch wh called for us after having taken the messenger down to the steamer. Got home abt 7.15. Sir C. Dickson returned today from Besika, & he & Major de Winton & Mr Kennedy dined with us. | |
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