Monday, 6 October 1879

Yesterday Gavini, Chaudordy and Goldsmid dined with us, the princes arrived in the evening. We spoke much of Gambetta. The former ambassador Chaudordy was his intimate friend but one of the two dropped the other and I suppose it was Gambetta besides... this evening at the Opera (do not imagine that this disturbs my work, until five o'clock I am always at my painting) in the space between the columns Mme Casa-Riera with Casa-Riera, Gavini, Gery and Multedo. The latter is disagreeable to me but old Gery is the friend of Jerome, moreover he offered to introduce me to Emile de Girardin. Yes, but nothing comes of it. I was pretty this evening and very chic, our box was a success.