7 October 1867 – 13 October 1867

Steamer to Yarmouth. To Mrs. Cameron's, Henry Taylor, and his daughter Emily. Luncheon. To Farringford, and walk with A. T. to near Alum Bay. He thinks ' England is going down ' — ' Christianity becoming extinct ? There's something miraculous in man.' ' There's more in Christianity than people now think.' Publisher P. and rumours of insolvency, etc.

To London — Waterloo at 3. Cab to Chelsea, being invited to stay with D. G. R. Well received ; Dinner in lower room, Fanny, Howell, Madox Brown — Howell's stories, himself an actor in all (' actor ' in the stage sense) ? He was at York once at the time of a Convocation of Clergy, he had an uncle an Archdeacon, and was allowed to dine with the Clergy one evening, including several Bishops : ' They all got drunk,' said Howell with historic simplicity. Queer stories, such as Sir Robert Walpole used to encourage. In the evening Dunn, R.'s assistant and copyist. All sit late and supper being suggested, Howell and Dunn go down to the kitchen and bring up meat ; H. says he ' saw a mouse eating a haddock ' downstairs. 3 o'clock, R. goes to bed, Howell and Dunn go out in the rain to look for a cab, Madox Brown and I wait, sleepy, in hall — cab at last.

Studio — Sibyl (with roses), Iseult, etc. ; D. G. R., F. Call at Ned's and walk with him in the Park : soppy and foggy.