6 April 1868 – 12 April 1868

Cross to Freshwater ; Mrs. Norman (Mrs, Cameron's daughter), with her husband and children. He is of Baring Brothers. ' His God- father,' Mrs, C, said, 'gave him ^100,000 one morning,' as a little surprise, Farringford — A, T. on lawn, friendly as usual : ' Come to-night.' Miss Thackeray asks me to dinner ; Fitzjames Stephen coming to-morrow.'

Good Friday — Mrs. Curry's, Miss Thackeray's : Fitzjames Stephen, tall, burly, pleasant, the 'makings' of a judge, as we say in Ireland; plain in dress. To Farringford by field-path. Miss T., Fitzjames S. and I — beautiful sunlit prospects, Yarmouth in the dis- tance, gleaming river. They go in — I flee. Luncheon at Miss T.'s. We find A. T. and walk to the Beacon ; meet one stranger, at sight of whom A. T. nearly turns back. Lincolnshire stories. Preachers : ' Coom in your rags, coom in your filth, Jesus'll take ye, Jesus won't refuse ye.' 'Time has two ends, and the Law cooms down wi' a bang ! ' ' Glory ' a very favourite word. Lincolnshire manners. ' One of my brothers met a man in the lane near our house and said in a friendly voice, "Good-night ! " to which the man replied, "Good night — and dom you ! " I asked a man one day, " Do you know what o'clock it is ? " he answered, " Noa ! and I don't want to." ' Grace said by Dissenting Minister according to the nature of the feast. If a poor one, he snivelled and sneered in a thin voice, ' O Lord, bless these miserable creatures to our use,' etc. ; if a good spread, he rolled out in unctuous tones : ' We desire to thank Thee, O Lord, for all these mercies Thou hast provided for us.'