Diary of Marie Bashkirtseff

A more lively day than the others — I let myself give in to laziness; it is raining. We play cards. In the evening my father returns from Poltava and brings Vassya Lyahewitch,1 a good sort from around here who somewhat resembles Robert Mitchell.

Journée plus animée que les autres, je me suis laissée aller à la paresse, il pleut. Nous jouons aux cartes. Le soir mon père revient de Poltava et amène Vassya Lyahewitch un bon type d'ici qui ressemble un peu à Robert Mitchell.

Notes

The entries carry dual dating: 14 June in the Gregorian calendar (used in France) corresponds to 2 June in the Julian calendar (used in Russia at this time, 13 days behind). Marie uses the Gregorian dating throughout.