Mar. 9th.—I went to Slough to work with my brother. His family were from home. Much work was done during the time, but the polishing the forty-foot was interrupted on the 24th by the hot weather.
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Oct. 2nd.—Alex left Slough. I was very ill, and had Dr. Pope to attend me.
Oct. 9th.—Dismissed Pope and went to Dr. Phips.
Oct. 17th.—My nephew went to Cambridge. His mother and Miss Baldwin remained in lodgings at Cambridge.
Nov. 20th.—Phips pronounced me out of danger from becoming blind, which he ought to have done much sooner, or rather not to have put me unnecessarily under such dreadful apprehension.
Dec. 6th.—Dietrich went to London for the winter.
CHAPTER IV.
DIARY—continued—1810.
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