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I slept until eleven, how shameful! Yesterday I reread all my journals from the beginning. I did not read everything, and it took me two hours. I...
Nearly every day I practise four hours of piano. Princess Galitzine is always at our house; rarely a day passes without her, and in the evenings we...
I wrote to the Howards three weeks ago — no reply. Today I wrote them another scolding letter.
The painter came, and without too much preparation I sat down and he began. I arranged my hair rather well, having curled it last night. Blue dress....
Maman read the novel *The Precipice* aloud; I listened a few minutes and then left — novels are so stupid!
I sat again — it is the third time. During the sitting M. and Mme Howard arrived. Looking at the portrait:
==Crookedmouth== — that shall be the name of my horse, in memory of yesterday's conversation about M. Krivorotoff and my aunt.
"Luxury is the hothouse of that rare plant called happiness."
In the evening, on horseback; but I cannot prevent Khalkionoff from coming. Without being invited he came on horseback, and there was nothing left to...
I sat for the portrait — it is a pretty head, but it is not me. I am dismayed; I had been counting on having something pretty. This morning I read...
At the English lesson, in a travel book on Russia by an Englishman, I found not only errors but lies and slander.
After lunch Dina and I went to pack for Vienna.
They dared tell me that we are not leaving until Tuesday, but I will not hear of it! I insist.
I woke at eight and went to the little room next door. Everyone was there. And I learn the following: yesterday, Georges had a Monaco guard to lunch,...
I reread yesterday's entry upon waking. Nothing surprises me; it seems ordinary. Only one thing: what gave the Princess these ideas? Strange!
To the banker, for the departure has been postponed — lack of money. Tomorrow at eleven we shall have some. To the Macarani baths. All day I beg my...
At ten, Paul and Walitsky went to the banker and returned ==successful==. At last! At last! After suppositions, oppositions, objections against...
Woken at half past five. After breakfast, in the restaurant dining room, where we have (or rather he came to speak to us) a Russian general,...
On our feet at five. A detestable hotel, but as I was without boots, I was glad of anything. Each took a turn in this famous hip-bath. I begged the...
They woke us at five at the Austrian frontier. While I was dressing in haste, the door was opened and a doctor with a man fumigated us with a powder...
After taking a bath I dressed and we went out (ecru dress). Dina, since arriving in Vienna, has been unbearable — with childish airs, vivacity,...
At two we went to the Exposition. We saw Spain, Portugal, and France.
We wanted to go out at nine, but did not leave until one (ecru dress, not bad — these past days I have been very ugly). We went to Francine's and I...
At the Exposition (white dress). I am beginning to feel a little at home at the Exposition. There are many people but almost no English. I am bored...
Only at one did we go out. Gutman came and stayed with us during luncheon downstairs. We went first to Klein's. I wanted to buy a fan riding crop...
I was on my feet at seven. Until nine I read ==*Gulliver's Travels*.== Then we went out (grey dress, good) — first to Francine's; my dress is not...
(Black dress, not bad). We went first into the city, to Klein's. We bought several small things — I, a mirror in Russia leather — then to look for a...
My green dress was delivered — it displeases me; it must be altered. In the evening we found yet another card from Preiss (white dress — I am not at...
We were expecting Preiss at noon, but at a quarter past twelve we went down to luncheon.