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7 September 1881 — Ca’ Capello, Venice | |
Wednesday. 7th September [1881]. Wrote before breakfast journal & 2 letters. Modelled all the morning. Spent all the afternoon in putting the guest rooms ready as I heard from the Burrs that they will be here tomorrow. At 5 had some tea & rested a little. Stuck despatches in the book from 5.30 to dinner time. Cortelazzo left us this afternoon & returned to Vicenza. Went out in gondola after dinner went to the Merceria to buy lamp shades but the shops were shut. Took a few turns on the Piazza where the band was playing. Met Mme Poulsky & her father & spoke to them. Took a row & then home. Played cribbage. Decided to take a 3rd gondolier & went to the Edens to leave word for them to send us one. Mrs Eden called this afternoon & told me she cd recommend a gondolier if we would take one. Our Milanese servant is ill in bed again & must go away. Giovanni went out this afternoon to look for servants & succeeded in finding a waiter. While we were at dinner a Greek came with a letter to beg for charity & when Giov. gave him a few francs he said he was a very polite man & as he said in his letter that he had not tasted food since yesterday Giovanni gave him some dinner—all of wh came from being civil. | |
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