1–7 September 1856

The weather is horrid — snowing. Dic- tated and wrote Youth , pleased to tears. At home all day.

Dictated from early in the morning, but was in bad spirits all day. Rode out. I want to go to N. I. to-morrow. No work.

After a nasty dream in the morning, kept dreaming of Youth. Went coursing and hunted down four and lost one. Went home and lay down to sleep. On waking up dictated a chapter.

Dictated three chapters and the last one is very good. Went coursing but found nothing. Health bad, everything aches. Nasty dreams. Have very pleasant thoughts of Valerya.

In the night a nightmare of incapacity. Dictated three chapters and revised three. Had a very pleasant chat with Auntie. Health still bad.

Got up with a pain in my side, but went to hunt and to Sudakovo. Found nothing. At Sudakdvo thought with the greatest pleasure of Val6rya. On re- turning home was in real pain, sent for the doctor, applied leeches, and refused Afrosfmov who had sent a message to sdTy that he was coming. But I dictated the chapter A Spree and did it pretty well.