17 December 1866 – 23 December 1866

To Tom Taylor's, Lavender Sweep, for Christmas. Clapham Junction, all trains late. Reach the hospitable house about 7, in good time for dinner. Then T. T. hurries me off to the Junction again, and from Waterloo we take a cab to the Adelphi, and see The Sister s Penance, with Kate Terry. The Indian Mutiny scene, Ahmedvolah. In a stage-box the Terry family (including Nellie) and their Yorkshire friends. We just catch train at Waterloo and get home about half-past twelve.