Had my breakfast abt 9¼—mutton-broth, (some small bits of well stew'd meat) with Graham bread toasted & coffee—eat & drunk with relish—N[elly]'s card came—hope there may be many such reasonable nights—& days too—McKay has just come back f'm a book-tour in Boston and N Y—he sold 27 of the big books—& of Nov. Boughs over 700 have been sold—
Sunday Feb: 17
Rain & dark weather same as yesterday—alone here trying to interest myself in Tribune and Phil: Press to day's. I expect Dr B[ucke] Tuesday evn'g or Wednesday next.
Walt Whitman