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Hamilton from Chiefswood, the present inhabitants of Lockhart's cottage, dined with us, which made the society pleasant. He is a fine, soldierly-looking man though affected with paralysis his wife a sweet good-humoured little woman. He is supposed to be a writer in Blackwood's Magazine. Since we were to lose the Lockharts, we could scarce have had more agreeable folks.
They will have the books, and Cadell to manage them, who is a faithful pilot. So my general affairs look well. I expect Lockhart and Sophia to arrive this evening in the Roads, and breakfast with us to-morrow. This is very reviving. May 29. The Lockharts were to appear at nine o'clock, but it is past four, and they come not.
At Abbotsford open house was always kept to a Noah's ark-full of visitors, invited and uninvited, high and low, and Castle Street saw more modest but equally cordial and constant hospitalities, in which the Lockharts were pretty frequent participators; while their country home at Chiefswood was a sort of escaping place for Sir Walter when visitors made Abbotsford unbearable.
She is a beauty after my own heart; a great deal of liveliness in the face; an absence alike of form and of affected ease, and really courteous after a genuine and ladylike fashion. We reached Biggleswade to-night at six, and paused here to wait for the Lockharts. Spent the evening together. Here am I in this capital once more, after an April-weather meeting with my daughter and Lockhart.
He intends to introduce some interesting characters, and some, I suspect, who have little business there. Yesterday I dined with the Lockharts at Portobello. To-day at home with Anne and Miss Erskine. They are gone to walk. I have pleasant subjects of reflection. The fund in Gibson's hands will approach £40,000, I think. Lord Melville writes desiring to be a candidate for the Bannatyne Club.
Ruth looked relieved. Her pretty features relaxed into a smile. "Then I fancy Reginald Henson has done so," she said. "I fancy I have solved the mystery of the cigar-case I mean, the mystery of the one I bought." "And which was changed for the one purchased at Walen's, hence these tears. But Lockharts say that our case was really purchased by an American." "Yes, I know.
I was thus long in travelling three miles because the postilion chose to suppose I was bound for Biggar, and was two miles ere I discovered what he was doing. I thought he aimed at crossing the Clyde by some new bridge above Bonnington. Breakfasted at Lanark with the Lockharts, and reached Abbotsford this evening by nine o'clock. Thus ends a pleasant expedition among the people I like most.
Johnnie must be all his life a weakly child, but he may have good health, and possesses an admirable temper. We dined with the Lockharts, and were all very happy. June 7. Same duty carefully performed. I continued working till about one, when Lockhart came to walk. We took our course round by the Lake. I was a good deal fagged, and must have tired my companion by walking slow.
Letters from Walter and Lockharts; all well and doing well. Lady S. continues better, so the clouds are breaking up. I made a good day's work yesterday, and sent off proofs, letters, and copy this morning; so, if this fine day holds good, I will take a drive at one. There is an operation called putting to rights Scotticè, redding up which puts me into a fever.
This morning finished Boney. And now, as Dame Fortune says, in Quevedo's Visions, Go, wheel, and the devil drive thee. It was high time I brought up some reinforcements, for my pound was come to half-crowns, and I had nothing to keep house when the Lockharts come. Credit enough to be sure, but I have been taught by experience to make short reckonings.
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