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me to write so as it is lying down, but I thought I would write a few lines to show you how much I can do. I wanted to get up into my chair today but the Doctor thought I had better not; he said last night that if I continued to improve as fast as I had done I might try it tomorrow, and drop my feet down a very little. You see he is very careful. I am in such a hurry, it seems as if I could not stay in bed another minute, hardly. I have been up now over an hour and a half, I guess I will not sit up much longer, but I will tell you more about it again Wed. evening. Mary and Henry and Eddy have been here this afternoon, ask them and they will tell you how smart I am.

Thursday I suppose you all feel somewhat anxious to know how I feel today after my visit. Mary said that mother charged her not to let me talk much, but I must confess I did not mind her very well; I hope ma will forgive me, and I think she will when I tell her that I am no worse after it, indeed, I feel a good deal better today. I guess you will think I am pretty well when I tell you that I sat up this morning a whole hour in the chair. Oh, it did seem so good to be up and move a like other folks. I fear mother would have been quite anxious if she had heard me laugh and talk when I was in the chair, but