2 August 1886 – 8 August 1886

Miss having frequently failed to come on the appointed days to teach . the children, we bring the arrangement to an end, and I intend to take up the teaching for the present. ^ Rhymes for the Young Folk (Cassells) : illustrations by Kate Greenaway, Harry Furniss, C. Paterson (now Mrs. Sutton Sharpe), and H. Allingham, engraved and printed by Edmund Evans. (Now out of print.) 2 A Chinese novel, much praised by Carlyle. The only English translation oi lu-Kiao-Li is ' from the French version of M. Abel Remusat,' and was pub- lished in 1827 : it is now out of print. Allingham urged several publishers to bring out a new edition of the book (for which he wrote a preface), but without success. A copy of this rare book is in Mrs. Allingham's possession.

Mrs. Tom Taylor and Wycliffe come — Saturday to Monday. Gerald and I at station — fine day. Gathering gooseberries, Wycliffe, Henny, and I ; Mrs. T. and H. on seat at top of field. Luncheon, Mary Carlyle suddenly appears, very welcome : ' busy over proofs of new edition of Reminiscences — tired, and thought she'd run down on chance.' We all drive off for Hindhead. Evanses and K. G. — echo — Devil's Punch Bowl. Mrs. Colvin going to help nurse Mrs. Moorey [of Redland's Farm, Sandhills.] Death of Mrs. Moorey. They kept the body a week — put on a shroud made by herself before she was married. H. and I met Mrs. M. a couple of evenings before her fit, when she spoke of the beauty of Sandhills.