July 20, 1870
Found an interesting musical box today. Several of the party were attacked by un-dead. Currently stopped at French border, work continues to go slowly. I barely get things unpacked these days before we have to scurry off to someplace new.

July 22, 1870
Miss Whitnell can be such a pill at times. Edward and Miss Sinclair were out in the garden working on their naturalism sketches, when Miss Sinclair suddenly had some sort of fit. Reasoning that she had not ingested any opiates and that she was not having a stroke, I reached the conclusion that she was being haunted. Edward continued to draw the garden fairy that was posing for us. After a few moments the Fairy who's name is Birds-Eye asked Edward which witch was in charge. After a brief discussion Edward went and fetched Miss Whitnell. I must say if I knew the row it was going to cause I would have stopped him. Schmidt had been prowling around the building last night and while he couldn't gain entrance the fairies thought we should know. Miss Whitnell chose that moment to reconvene parliament and everyone was soon in the garden and the beef was flung fast and thick. Everyone knew that something should be done and several of us had workable plans but, most of them involved leaving the consul. Which Miss Whitnell was right against. She loudly declared that no one was to go forth, then wanted to send a message to the watchers. She came up with the plan to send one of the garden fairies with a note and declared the matter done.

July 23, 1870
I am glad to report that Sir Cosmo took matters in hand yesterday and delivered the note to the watchers himself. Schmidt attacked the party on their way back to the consulate but he was driven off. George's face purpled up nicely. But soon afterwards we tracked the bludger to his den and gave him the boat. We are currently waiting till dusk to wooster up one of the large Prussian rail cannons.

July 25, 1870
I have made wonderful progress on several projects. The sinkable Namaste framework is almost done. I have made an effort to engage Miss Sinclair more. She has been on edge since her episode on the Twenty Second.

July 26, 1870
Admiral LeCoq stopped by for a quick tea and to invite the household to tour the Areo fleet. I took the opportunity to sound him out about the Arronax issue. He seemed to be agreeable.

July 27, 1870
I just don't know what I am going to do with Miss Whitnell, I had just gotten Miss Sinclair back to a normal state of mind. When she has to go and lock Miss Sinclair and Mr Frazer in a room togather alone! I can hear the shuffling of paper and the tell-tale sounds of someone who does not want anyone to know they are crying coming from her room. Something must be done.

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Sivan's Talking Watch, the mechanism and phonograph disc published in De Natur page 32, 1895.