9–15 March 1857

Got up pretty early. Italian lesson. Tribuneaux. Kind calm face of a girl. The advocates for milk. The public library crammed full of people. Behind the scenes. Dined at home. Bobinot, Turgenev is old. Englishman with nice wife. He awfully stupid. Alas, Musard, Russian officers, a would-be gay supper. . . .

My brother and Obolenski have arrived. The Conservatoire. The Trubetskdys and Mansurov. Dinner at Thffipe’s. Agreeable cranks ; at the theatre Figaro delightful. Supper.

Got up late, went to the Louvre and to the cour d'assiscs. Dined with Lvova and disputeu impudently. From there to the Cafe des Aveugles, Rigoletto} and home.

Called on the Trubetskdys ; a little esprit fort. Dinner at Fferes Prown. Thd&tre des Folies- Dramatiques. Cafe chantant. Obolenski went to sleep. The Lvovs. Turgenev.

Went to ride with Serezha, dined at the Trubetskdys’. It was pleasant for me, hard for him. To Turgenev’s, then to a ball. Home with Marguerite.

Reception for Falloux. With Trubet- sk6y to a picture sale. Dined with Turgenev. Varfefes. Home.

Have omitted a day.