I anticipate a stormy and difficult year, perhaps even a decisive one for our epoch. We shall see…

We celebrated the New Year in Paris. Agniya and I got away for five or six days to have a change of scene. We were sick and tired of our customary London surroundings. We had a good time. Spent much of it wandering around Paris – a wonderful city! What a shame that it is the capital of a country in deep decay. We visited museums, picture galleries and theatres – we saw nearly all the fashionable plays – and, of course, I chatted a lot with S. [Surits] about various political topics.

I returned to London on the 4th, but Agniya is still in Paris. She should be back on the 15th.

I brought a cold home from Paris. I somehow made it back, but I more or less had to take to my bed on arrival. But even this state has its charms: I’m reading a great deal. I rarely get the chance – the newspapers and the daily hustle and bustle get in the way.