Monday, 18 March 1878
The week has begun well. It is next week that we have the competition.La semaine est bien commencée. C'est la semaine prochaine que nous avons le concours.
... A heap of things... but no. I should simply like to have arrived sooner. It is silly, it is idiotic. Think nothing ill of it. It is mere posturing.
... Un tas de choses... mais non. Je voudrais simplement être arrivée plus vite. C'est bête, c'est idiot. Ne pensez rien de mal. C'est de la pose.