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 evening we all went on board the ‘Conway’ and sailed about in the captain’s boat in a nice cool breeze. It is very odd, for this is the hottest time of year by rights, and ought to be the driest, but there is a storm every day; bless its heart! Tuesday, 28th. I am happy to say Hughes was convicted of a misdemeanour yesterday, and will have two years’ imprisonment. It is better than nothing. Mr., the lawyer, launched out against the jury in a way that astonished them. Thursday, 30th. There never was anything like this dear rain. I have had my window open all day, and the air blowing through and the thermometer at 79°. I suppose it would feel like a hothouse to you, but we are all in raptures and rather chilly.

I said those little squirrels would be the bane of my life, and so they are; they will run about the room at the wrong time, and want to be fed when I am busy, and nobody can catch them, and yet they will not run away, though I have had all the windows set open on purpose.