Tuesday, 5 May 1874

Today too I am pretty.
M., Mme, and Mlle Filimonoff were at our house to take their leave. I went down as far as the... what shall I call this passage, this vault and this corridor -- well, vault will do.
As I was kissing Mania I saw that in the street, near the house, in a cab was a lady, and near the cab M. Blancho. They were watching me. I stayed deliberately longer; I was pleased to be seen, for I was looking very well -- as well as I can look.
The poor princess was seized as if by delirium and was saying mad things; today she has all her wits, but she keeps to her bed. For some days she has been staying with Mme Daniloff. This morning I went to see her, on foot, all alone with my two dogs Prater and Piccon.
It was very fine out; I was not walking, I was flying, and I was intoxicating myself on this pure air... despite the alley. I wanted to meet someone -- I do not quite know who.
We went out at five o'clock; I went to order a garden plan. It is very cool for a May in Nice.
The man without a skull was at our house; he came with some papers or other from the notary. I laughed to see at our house one of the rabble of young Nice.
[Written across the page: The man without a skull is Fiouloulou, who does indeed have a very flat skull.]
The fact is they bore me terribly about these wretched trees.
After dinner we walk, myself, Dina, Maman, and Mme Anitchkoff with her offspring. With Maman I go by cab to the Promenade; I keep talking, trying to explain myself so as to have no more quarrels, but one does not understand when one does not wish to understand!
I forget everything now! No matter, I want to leave.