Morning clear and cool. I went to the Bank, taking the children with me to school. Also a visit to the House where I got so engaged with Mr. N. Curtis and with copying that I feared I should lose my morning, but nevertheless, I made some progress in my review which I begin to hope may turn out something. Nobody ever commenced with less expectation or continued more languidly. I devoted an hour also to correcting MS copy. After dinner, Pliny, interrupted however by a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brooks and their children as also one from my father after they had gone. Evening at the Mansion as usual. Nothing new.