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Algernons Journal

May 12, 1894

This has been a most fascinating day. n fact, it may !ro"e to be the mostconse#uential of my life. n the s!an of one day, ha"e gained more

immediate relati"es than thought $as !ossible $ithout a !regnancy

in"ol"ed in some $ay. %ut before s!ea& on that, feel the need to describe

my day in mundane detail so that the archaeologists of the future may !ut

together an accurate !ortrayal of my most interesting life.

This morning a$o&e in my o$n bedchambers. %eing a bachelor, no one

sa"e me and trusted ser"ants $ill lay eyes on this !lace. retrie"ed my froc&

coat and shirt $ith the dreadfully high collar, and headed out to 'arnests or

as it turns out Jac&s, and as it turns out again, 'arnests. t has been a

strange day. (My coat on a manne#uin

a)ectionately call %unbury. *uite a #uieit fello$.+