‘March 6th.—History. Aunt E. came. Cross at not getting my own way. Some idleness. Impatient manner.
‘March 7th, Sunday.—Went to H. E. without prayer. Not a devoted service. Morning prayer nothing but vain thoughts. At evening Church. Very cross.
‘April 14th.—History. Elizabeth. Called on Mrs. Blenkarne. Dined at Chapter House. Idle. Indulgence in reading story at my time for evening prayer. Unpunctual in morning. Thoughtless about Mama.
‘April 20th.—History, 16th Century. Felt terribly cross. O grant me calmness.
‘April 22nd.—Went about servants till 11.30. Wrote to Miss Hyde. Still some tempest within.
‘June 2nd.—Copying. Dinner party. Eliza at home. Worldly.
‘June 3rd.—Headache. To Mrs. Northcote’s. [Wrote] preface.
‘June 4th.—Saw Mrs. Barrett. Copied. Neglected prayer greatly. Very worldly.
‘June 7th.—Wrote letters. A terrible blank of worldliness. Idle.
‘June 9th.—Wrote to Miss Elwall. Letter from Cheltenham. M. copied certificates. Worldly. Spoke angrily to A.