1889 diary chief butlers

[Deskman]

Stunning work.

With all this help I can now read

"well I suppose famers are quite as xx people
as tradesfolk & I shouldn’t like my women kind to mix
with servants even tho they be chief butlers - still my
people are very different to even the exclusive Carrie Bromley
& it seems queer that they (Davies + co & the farmers) shouldn’t mix. Tho amusing how"

Davies is most appropriate in the context.

Apologies for not acknowledging earlier my error for confusing a closing parenthesis with a y's descender in the(y). That was so clumsy.

Below are two quites from the same paragraph. Without any other suggestion I am content with quite here.

Thanks again bbart, Bookbox, Karen Mcdonald & Milliepede.

Deskman




 

[Bookbox]

As always, Davis is so obvious, now that you've found it.

[Deskman]

Just to illustrate just the size of (Davies + co & the farmers)
That's millimetres!

[Deskman]

.... and I have gone for big. Makes perfect sense.

[Bookbox]

Just to illustrate just the size of (Davies + co & the farmers)
That's millimetres!

Just as well we can enlarge onscreen!

[bbart]

I think that the (I am xxx & the farmers) text is in the right place as I see a clear insert symbol subscript between they and shouldnt

I saw that insert symbol, and thought it was the top of letter in the row below. Oops!

Well done, everyone!

[Karen McDonald]

Apologies for not acknowledging earlier my error for confusing a closing parenthesis with a y's descender in the(y). That was so clumsy.

Please stop apologising!
You have made fantastic progress with the diary and I am sure that everyone here will agree when I say that we have all enjoyed (are all enjoying) being able to take part in the project!

Best regards,
Karen