Explains his daily routine. The weather is awful. He has made the acquaintance of a Mr. Christie Millar. Mrs. Moore is now in her confinement. He went to mass in the Sistine Chapel with music by
Palestrina. He is working on his fresco and has heard of a painting technique in Rome using wax. He wishes her to tell [
George Richmond] that he thinks
Raphael used either wax or egg in his frescoes. He finds Raphaels small figures every bit as grand as the large, show that size has nothing to do with greatness.