Maggie's Farm

From Samuel Pepys IX

July 21, 2005

Up early to-day, and straightaway to the office.� All the
morning about a great deal of business, my wits being in a state
of disorder by midday. Dined with�my protegee Miss G.�at Mackay's, but two
blocks distant, a fine array of fowl and greens as I have ever
seen.� She being much vexed by her compensation of late, and I
beseeching her to plead her case to her Company, that she might
entreat upon them to make some increase in her salary.� Then she
went away, and I to the office, and endeavour to get a collection
of music which I have had a mind to.� From thence at the close of
business to the alehouse, where I met Mr. Smith.� We staid long,
but drank little, my stomach being ill-tempered on the evening.�
So home and to supper, and afterwards a pleasant discourse with
Mr. Bates, who of late is hard at his studies in the south of our
country, but afeard of the weather in that land.� So to my book
again, and to bed.