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.