SD1676. William Wetmore Story to Diary

As published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 19, 374 (in part).

Bagni di Lucca–

Tuesday 23rd. [August] 1853

Edie’s birthday. Presents coming in—& great joy. Joe-Joe full of his secret which was constantly leaking out—until the Garzone de Sardinia brought in the two little rabbits which were his birthday present to Edie. Pennini Browning came to pass the aft with the children. And Mr & Mrs Browning took tea with us & spent a long eveg on the balcony. Short stories were told. E & I walked home with them to the villa. Miss Duppa & her brother came to take the rooms below us & breakfasted with us this morning.

Beautiful moonlight filling the valley all the eveg. …

Publication: None traced.

Manuscript: University of Texas.

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