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Mon Oct I4th.
Lovely day and H;s had break with us in l.room. 
 Down to see pics and they wer off at 9.45.
 It was Good their visit and they wer delightted to have the drawing which I shall send them .
 I did bis and imprtant thing s left behind.
Letter fr dear H about little daughter . Six pounds and intelligent lookign . Then to st and did a design for E's portrait . A good deal on insp.
  She running about . Roaming about plac after 1
  Too lovely and then rest . Saw nothing of A all da
 Out to see Mrs S1 and then walk alone . Miss Sink ca[[?]]
 to ask E to dine ther not me . Mrs H to be ther and A. I did alone and reading and sleeping and reading in eve.  Called up Mrs A and had good little talk.
  Late heard voices on terrace and went out . E with three Mr Appleton . Doyle and A.P.A . I had litle words with him and could tell him how he had borne me up through the visit.
Tues Oct I5th.
  E came in while I was at break in bed and told me "Mr A had asked her to go to Boston with himto Theatre on Wed.   Seemed a little embar assed and it was queer. Of course I said it was well. After break he appeared with news of the shooting of T.R
Does not appear to be serious.   Also I began at once to relieve him about the T. and he looked a litt[[e]] conscious and took out program Arliss in D'Israeli was decided on and he seemed very ready to go down to see the pics. . Showed beginning of E and he did not quite like idea but was very dear altogether.
I got at drawing on the big canvas. and like it.
While we were at lunch by fire h[strikethrough]] party[[strikethrough]]anxious t[[strikethrough]] about [[strikethrough]]W.[[/strikethrough]]  In aft to see Mrs Sl and walk . In eve E and I took short walk alone . Feeling rather queer and dreading things.
Wed Oct I6th.
Got started on Turban but did not like much ..
.. Solid morning s work . and E pretty patient. 
At lunch by fire A came in bringing photos taken of t party Very good he ve y anxious to tease me about J.W