Ap 9th Tuesday

Soldered the tap of the clothes-boiler: this is the first soldering job I have ever done and I did it by using the top of the Primus as a hot cup in which to hold the liquid solder and pouring it round the tap. It turned out all right.
Checked Focus.
To Miguel: told story of Gelat and man who came to court Ca l'Abat daughter on a horse: his trousers soiled with horse-sweat. Gelat lent him a new pair. Miguel thought this businesslike.
Gelat dressed, in chair. Gelat said that suitor was unsuccessful: otherwise it would have been better business both for daughter & himself. Suggested air-cooled tiles for kitchen extension. The Costa d'Or 'direct light'1 installation works well. We will have to buy one too, if possible to get cheap.
Turbines to be fitted today.
Supervised boiling of boiler.
Sent Ribbons and Winder income-tax refund claim, also wrote to Middleditch asking to make the L.R.,R.G.... payments proportionate to earnings. This refund arrives between September and November: it averages about £20.
Weather now hot. Laura had no fire. (Last this year Ap.25th)2
Suggestion of putting Madeleine Vara's3 name to Antigua book.

Editorial Notes

1Direct Current (DC) WG
2subsequent entry WG
3fictitious author of Convalescent Conversations. KG; pseudonym also used for some articles in the Epilogue series. eds.