7 May 1888 – 13 May 1888

Dry but clouded, and distances dim. Mr. and Mrs. Forbes,^ with Edith and Waldo, by 12.50 train. Garden, luncheon. Walk, Haslemere Lane, copse crowded with primroses, wood anemones, violets, Mrs. Forbes delighted. Nightingale sings. Home, tea — we talked of Emerson, Cabot's Life, etc.