Wednesday, 13 August 1884

I try to paint but I am not well.
Emile dines here. He is so good — he will set up the easel and the canvas and the whole arrangement to avoid the sun, etc.
He said that Jules spoke of us with tears in his eyes.
Thursday, 14 August 1884.
This morning he came to arrange everything but there were no ropes. I began the sketch for the background.