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Mother wrote, I wrote in journal, Lily read & drew. In the afternoon we took a walk down to Oxford St. When we returned home we found that father had got back. He had seen [[MD?]] Hankey who was very polite; also Mr. Nasmith, he was very kind, and being a dentist, took out a jaw tooth which had been troubling father for some time. Father afterwards went to the top of St. Paul's Cathedral, and saw the view of London, which he says is really a sublime sight. The wind blew very hard while we had up there.      In the evening Mr. Tripp called to see us.    Father's gum bled very much when the tooth was taken out, and continued to bleed during the day and evening, and when it was near bed time, feeling uneasy, mother went with him over to the apothecary, nearly opposite, who succeeded in stopping it right away. Father was getting quite faint. 
   Jan: 9th. Father felt very weak & unwell. I read mother's letter to her, while she copied it, and made a sketch of a coal cart. Lily read and drew. 
   Jan. 10th. Father felt unwell. Mother sewed, & I wrote. After dinner went over to thank the apothecary, 

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Mr Jeffrie's, and pay him. He was very kind and polite, and only charged a shilling. He said that father had not come to him a minute too soon about stopping the bleeding.      We went down to Shoolbred's establishment, and bought a dress for Lily, and a bonnet for mother, with some trimmings. We went on down to Oxford St. and got the pants that father had ordered on Thursday. On our way we bought some prints at a halfpenny & farthing each, we also got two little bas-relief profiles of Michaelangelo & DaVinci for a penny a piece. We arrived home about supper time. 
    Sunday 11th. In the afternoon we took a walk around the park, and saw a horse run off. When we returned, we had not been three minutes in the house before it began to pour down rain. 
    Jan. 12th. Father wrote some letters. Mother made pants for me. I wrote up my journal. Lily read and drew. We took a walk to the baker's. 
    Jan. 13th. Father copied letters. Mother ironed my vests. I went to the post office, and with Mrs: Turner to get things for upper. In the evening Mr.