February 11th.—My brother went to Bath to make some stay there, having taken a house on Sion Hill.
February 26th.—Mrs. Herschel, Miss Cobet, and the servants left Slough for Bath. Russell, the horse-keeper, and his wife, were, along with me, left in charge of the house, from which I seldom was absent at any other time but to go to dinner at my lodging every day at one o’clock.
March 29th.—The Prince of Orange stepped in to ask some questions about planets, &c.[[18]]
Lord Kirkwall and a gentleman came to see the instruments.
April 1st.—My brother arrived at Slough, and on the 11th he took a paper to the R. S., which he brought with him for me to copy in the clear. The fine nights were spent with sweeping.
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May 14th.—Was interrupted in works on account of the Montem.
[Montem].—Was visited by Mrs. Owen, the Elds, Linds,[[19]] &c., at my lodgings, or wherever they could find me.
June.—Began re-calculating all the sweeps as a constant work for leisure time.
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