July 19?
"I shall see her today!" I exclaim with delight, when I rise in the morning, and look out with glad- ness of heart at the bright, beautiful sun. "I shall see her today!" And then I have no further wish to form: all, all is included in that one thought.?
July 20?
I cannot assent to your proposal that I should accompany the ambassador to---. I do not love sub- ordination; and we all know that he is a rough, dis- agreeable person to be connected with. You say my mother wishes me to be employed. I could not help laughing at that. Am I not sufficiently employed? And is it not in reality the same, whether I shell peas or count lentils? The world runs on from one folly to another; and the man who, solely from regard to the opinion of others, and without any wish or necessity of his own, toils after gold, honour, or any other phantom, is no better than a fool.?
