Friday, November 8th

A fine day, freshened by temperature and breeze. Lat. 42.28, Long. 32.32 E. Distance run 122½ miles. Hamilton busy making a machine to twist twine. Discovered last night that Mr Barker knows the Scuvens very well. Told me that they were now living at Rouen, and that Johnny S. is house surgeon at University Hospital, trying for an East India Company's surgency, but not likely to get it. The daughters still unmarried!