Diarios

So home to supper and to bed.

Lecturas selectivas de un diario

"2o (de octubre de 1661) (domingo).
Muy molesto por una costumbre que mi criado Will ha tomado, de estar con el sombrero puesto en casa, pero no le hablaré de ello hoy, pues temo enfadarme con su orgullo y holgazanería, aunque en otras cosas es bastante bueno."

"25 (de octubre de 1661).
Le di a Will una buena lección por sau olvido del respeto debido a los dueños de la casa."
Samuel Pepys, Diario, Buenos Aires, Espasa Calpe, 1954 (Prólogo, selección y traducción de Antonio Dorta)


"L'ambiguïté fondamentale d'un journal intime est qu'il se prétend intime, c'est à dire secret, alors qu'il s'écrit pour un public. L'acteur feint d'être seul sur la scéne; mais le rideau est leveé et il le sait. (...) Rien de tel avec le journal de Pepys; et cela por deux raisons simples: i) Pepys ne le destinait pas à la publication, il le rédigeait en langue secret incompréhensible (du moins croyait-il) por tout autre que lui (...) ii) Il n'était pas animé par le désir de se connaître, de decouvrir sa verité."
Jean-Louis Curtis, "Préfacio" a Journal de Samuel Pepys (traducción de Renée Villoteau), París, Mercure de France, 1985.

Esta selección del Diario de Pepys no recoge ninguna entrada de los días 20 y 25 de octubre de 1661.

Will Hewer recibe la merecida lección aplazada

Friday 25 October 1661

This day I did give my man Will a sound lesson about his forbearing to give us the respect due to a master and mistress.

Graves preocupaciones con Will Hewer

Sunday 20 October 1661

(Lord’s day). At home in bed all the morning to ease my late tumour, but up to dinner and much offended in mind at a proud trick my man Will hath got, to keep his hat on in the house, but I will not speak of it to him to-day; but I fear I shall be troubled with his pride and laziness, though in other things he is good enough. To church in the afternoon, where a sleepy Presbyter preached, and then to Sir W. Batten who is to go to Portsmouth to-morrow to wait upon the Duke of York, who goes to take possession and to set in order the garrison there. Supped at home and to bed.

Otros 22 de abril

1662
After taking leave of my wife, which we could hardly do kindly, because of her mind to go along with me, Sir W. Pen and I took coach and so over the bridge to Lambeth, W. Bodham and Tom Hewet going as clerks to Sir W. Pen, and my Will for me. Here we got a dish of buttered eggs, and there staid till Sir G. Carteret came to us from White Hall, who brought Dr. Clerke with him, at which I was very glad, and so we set out, and I was very much pleased with his company, and were very merry all the way… . [What was censored here? D.W.] We came to Gilford and there passed our time in the garden, cutting of sparagus for supper, the best that ever I eat in my life but in the house last year. Supped well, and the Doctor and I to bed together, calling cozens from his name and my office.

1663
Up betimes and to my office very busy all the morning there, entering things into my Book Manuscript, which pleases me very much. So to the Change, and so to my uncle Wight’s, by invitation, whither my father, wife, and Ashwell came, where we had but a poor dinner, and not well dressed; besides, the very sight of my aunt’s hands and greasy manner of carving, did almost turn my stomach. After dinner by coach to the King’s Playhouse, where we saw but part of “Witt without mony,” which I do not like much, but coming late put me out of tune, and it costing me four half-crowns for myself and company. So, the play done, home, and I to my office a while and so home, where my father (who is so very melancholy) and we played at cards, and so to supper and to bed.

1664
Having directed it last night, I was called up this morning before four o’clock. It was full light enough to dress myself, and so by water against tide, it being a little coole, to Greenwich; and thence, only that it was somewhat foggy till the sun got to some height, walked with great pleasure to Woolwich, in my way staying several times to listen to the nightingales. I did much business both at the Ropeyarde and the other, and on floate I discovered a plain cheat which in time I shall publish of Mr. Ackworth’s. Thence, having visited Mr. Falconer also, who lies still sick, but hopes to be better, I walked to Greenwich, Mr. Deane with me. Much good discourse, and I think him a very just man, only a little conceited, but yet very able in his way, and so he by water also with me also to towne. I home, and immediately dressing myself, by coach with my wife to my Lord Sandwich’s, but they having dined we would not ‘light but went to Mrs. Turner’s, and there got something to eat, and thence after reading part of a good play, Mrs. The., my wife and I, in their coach to Hide Parke where great plenty of gallants, and pleasant it was, only for the dust. Here I saw Mrs. Bendy, my Lady Spillman’s faire daughter that was, who continues yet very handsome. Many others I saw with great content, and so back again to Mrs. Turner’s, and then took a coach and home. I did also carry them into St. James’s Park and shewed them the garden. To my office awhile while supper was making ready, and so home to supper and to bed.