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Friday, 29 December 1876
Visconti. Painting.Vendredi 29 décembre 1876 Visconti. Peinture.
I looked ravishing at the rink and was the best skater there.
J’étais ravissante au rink et je patinais le mieux.
I sing Aïda. The music intoxicates me, fills me with longing, drives me wild.
Je chante Aida. La musique m’enivre, m’énamoure, m’affole.
I wandered candle in hand through the empty rooms of the first floor, as I had done the other evening... I stopped in the great drawing room to sing Aïda when a gentleman was announced... It was only Simonetti, who spent the whole evening — during which I could not recover from the agitation caused by: a gentleman.
J’ai parcouru bougie en main les appartements vides du premier étage comme l’autre soir... je m’arrêtai au grand salon pour chanter Aida lorsqu’on annonça un monsieur... Ce n’était que Simonetti qui a passé toute la soirée pendant laquelle je ne pus me remettre du trouble que m’a causé: un monsieur.