From half-past eight till half-past nine I take the boys for a walk.
From half-past nine till one I teach more subjects than I feel competent to do, but I give satisfaction.
At one I dine.
At five minutes to two I take a bell, and go in the fields, ringing as hard as I can to call the boys in.
From two to four I teach more subjects than—(I said that before).
After tea I take the boys for a second walk.
My evenings are mine, and I devote them to study.
23rd August, 1873.
Mr. R. proposes that I should teach two or three new subjects. I am ready to comply with his wishes; but I sternly refuse to teach la valse à trois temps.