2/14 My secretaries have not yet arrived. I have ordered coffee here, of which we will partake together. A compromising meal to share, dear Baroness, but in the library of my own house it may be excused. She will be glad if you will go to her apartments after we have finished our talk." A servant entered with a tray, spread a cloth on a small round table, upon which he set out coffee, with rolls and butter and preserves. |