Wednesday 23rd.--... A letter to “The Editor of _The Germ_” reached me through the Publisher. It is from a Mr. G. Bellamy (a relative, I presume,[204] of the other Mr. Bellamy) addressed from the British Museum, expressing the highest admiration of the poetry of the magazine, and begging the favour of an introduction to the author, as he conceives it to be all by the same person. I answered to thank him, and to say that I would call with Woolner as soon as I could find time.... Friday 25th.--... Gabriel finished up his _Blessed Damozel_, to which he added two stanzas. A letter came from “Shirt-Collar Hall,”[205] acknowledging the receipt of a copy of _The Germ_ which was sent him on Saturday; complimenting those engaged in it, who will, he says, be “the future great artists of the age and country”; and promising that it shall be reviewed in the _Art Journal_ for March, as it came too late for next month’s No. Saturday 26th.--... A note also came from Heraud[206] acknowledging a _Germ_ which Campbell had left with him, and asking me to tea on Tuesday. Gabriel sent Tupper an additional stanza for _The Blessed Damozel_.... Sunday 27th.--Gabriel went on with the drapery of his picture. Stephens called on him in the evening, when it was determined that the authors’ names shall be published in our future Nos. For our Sister Gabriel invented the name “Ellen Alleyn.” ... I had a letter from Clough, conveying his thanks to me for the copy of _The Germ_ and the criticism.[207] Monday 28th.--Collinson saw Gabriel, and showed him the new impression (the fourth) of his etching, which is a great advance on all the preceding ones. Gabriel wrote one more stanza of his _Blessed Damozel_.... Tuesday 29th.--At Heraud’s, to whom I went, I met Westland Marston, who asked me to his house for to-morrow. Heraud complimented us a great deal on _The Germ_.... Hervey, the Editor of _The Athenæum_, came in rather late. Soon after we had been introduced, he explained to me that the reason why he had neglected many months ago to answer the letters that I sent him concerning certain poems had offered for _The Athenæum_,[208] was that he wished to call and explain personally why he felt unable to insert them, viz.: on account of their being too Tennysonian; and that his many engagements had prevented him from fulfilling his intention till too late. He asked me to call on him any Saturday or Sunday.... George Patten[209] was there, and Miss Glyn the Actress, who promised to subscribe to _The Germ_.