Morning cloudy and mild, but it cleared off and became colder during the day. I went to the Office as usual, and with a few interruptions was engaged in arranging my Accounts which are very much in want of assistance, and in reading Enfield in which I made considerable progress. But this broken way of reading the Book makes it much less profitable and instructive than if I could have a continuity of time. My visitors were Mr. Forbes, Stable Keeper to be paid, a person about one of the Tenements and Mr. Sega about a subscription.

Returned home after taking a walk, and had Mr. Brooks to dine with us. After he went away, I pursued my study of Cicero by beginning the Topica, addressed to Trebatius, and owing to the great difficulty I had in understanding the great variety of allusions to their particular habits and laws, I thought ten Sections quite a Quantity of Work. Evening at home, reading French and continuing the very spirited book on Spain. After which, I continued my Catalogue which has arrived at W. and read two Numbers of the Tatler.