December 10. Jem Ruggles dined here and spent the evening reading music, Martha and Nozze di Figaro, with Ellie. Looked into the third volume of Prescott’s Philip the Second, mainly devoted to the Moresco Insurrection, Don John, the Escurial, and Lepanto. Better than the first two volumes, I think; less wordy and more picturesque.
The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas
It sounds as if George is stuck indoors due to weather. I’ve been watching lectures about the Etruscans.