August 10 + 

Sat in the gardens with her. We sat facing the sun for a while until she was afraid of developing freckles and turned around, deliberately turning her back on good King Sol.⁠ ⁠… I said it was disrespectful. + 

“Oh! he doesn’t mind,” she said. “He’s a dear. He kissed me and said, ‘Turn round my dear if you like.’ ” + 

Isn’t she tantalising? + 

I wanted to say sarcastically, “I wonder you let him kiss you,” but there was a danger of the remark reviving the dead. + 