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Wednesday, May 21st

After a frosty night, a luxuriously fine day. Henry and I and Ham went to Manson's for the calf and brought her back in the boat, Willy and Caughey the while bringing round Wortley's boat from the mud and unloading her. She is very leaky but not seriously injured. When we came back the boat was hauled up, washed and left to dry. After dinner Andy began to paint and titivate her for the boat-race. Willy and Caughey cleaned out and deepened the well—a good job. This kind of life begins to get pleasant, and we enjoy our evenings with books over the fire very much. The nights are very cold—the frost leaves ice on the pools in the morning.