Friday, 12 November 1880

With Mademoiselle de Villevieille we went to the Dominicans of the Faubourg Saint-Honore, but the entrance is ordinary and will not suit the painting.
Yesterday I had white spots before my eyes for more than an hour, I had looked at the model so much.
[Blacked-out words: Afterward I took] Amelie to my house to hear the Spanish songs of my Black servant.
I spoke to Julian about the painting and the Salon, and we have settled on a good, sensible program.