7–13 December 1857

Vasfli arrived. Visits to the Ryumins and to Shipov. To the Potulovs’ ; Nddya is sweet yet repulsively trivial. Found Michael Sukhotfn at home. Pavlova is very clever. Started for Ydsnaya.

Travelling. At 7 to Kazarinov, and then to .OTsdnev. Khomyakov is dry. To Semyakin. Ars^nev is no fooi and takes pains.

In the morning Ars^nev. To Ydsnaya. Affairs are going badly. The peasants’ assembly was good .

Returned to Moscow.

Several uninteresting balls. Several pleasant evenings at Nadya’s, but equivocal, and latterly dull. Corrected The Musician. Will publish it. Twice to the Gipsies.