9 September

Saturday 9^th. At Mus^m. f’m ½ past 9 till 4. Cont^d. S.

& examined books. Fine at last.– Nothing yet has

transpired from the Ab’p. I am tired of waiting, and

as I am determined to see dear M. before I go into

Norfolk, I think of starting to Brighton next week!

Finished my letter to Slight, & sent it by mail, to-

gether with his drawing, and another of my own.– They

ought to print my letter*, but I do not think they will.

In Ev’g read Herodotus & Pausanias. I have finished

the text of the latter, & am now reading Taylor’s notes.

I had heard he was a Platonist, but had no notion

he had gone so far as these notes prove. For my

part, I laugh both at him & his opponents!

*The substance was printed in the _^^{Report of} proceedings of the Portsmouth Lit^y

& Phil. Soc^y. for 1827