Monday, 15 June 1874

While waiting for someone to come fetch me, I look out the window and see a great quantity of people of all sorts passing by, and among others the Prince de Wittgenstein; he was wiping the front of his waistcoat. In truth I spy on every movement of this gentleman -- it is shameful, and I make myself ridiculous, before whom? It is pleasant to read afterward, when all the details are there.
Maman found him very handsome in Nice, and so I tried to see whether he was truly handsome. He is handsome, but he is not my type.
They come to fetch me to see some Sevres in a bric-a-brac shop, then to Duval's -- his furniture is magnificent; I believe we shall not go again to that peasant Smith. Duval is the foremost, and his prices more reasonable than Smith's. We have walked all afternoon.
We go to see "Le pied de mouton" -- it is a fairground piece. It is stupid.
Paul teases Dina and they make us laugh like mad all evening.
I have a new passion added to that for dogs: that for toys, children's toys. But I am mad about them!

Notes

In English in the original.