The journey from Manchester to London never seemed shorter to me than it did yesterday. Heller and Joachim were as merry as larks, and we amused ourselves greatly. On arriving, I established Heller in his rooms, which please him ; then I gave two lessons, and rejoined Heller and Joachim at the Wellington for dinner. In the evening I had a paid private concert at Mr. Cook's, where I played four of Beethoven's sonatas to ten people, so that I came home rather tired