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Dearest John. I have but a minute to spare, but must tell | Dearest John. I have but a minute to spare, but must[underlined] tell | ||
you how perfectly happy I was. | you how perfectly happy I was. to receive your sweet letter. | ||
I think you are the kindest, best, most loving brother | I[underlined] think you are the kindest, best, most loving brother | ||
imaginable, and love you accordingly. Strange that I | imaginable, and love you accordingly. Strange that I | ||
should for a moment think that you did not "love me | should for a moment think that you did not "love me | ||
as I love you." and sure am I that "no knife can cut | as I love you." and sure am I that "no knife[underlined] can cut | ||
our love in two." No, nor your love for Miss M. either! | our love in two." No, nor your love for Miss M. either! | ||
You may love her just as much as ever you want to | You may love her just as much as ever you want to | ||
and I shant say s word, but some of these times I'll | and I shant say s word, but [[some?]] of these times I'll | ||
find a | find a [[lover?]] myself, & then[underlined] you'll[underlined] be[underlined] jealous[underlined]-, especially | ||
if it should be Mr. Nickolas R. Wade! Dont you think | if it should be Mr. Nickolas [[R.?]][[K?]] Wade! Dont[underlined] you think | ||
you could make up your mind to like him, & not think | you could make up your mind to like him[underlined], & not think | ||
him "an old granny"? I begin to think I was rather | him "an[underlined] old[underlined] granny[underlined]"? I begin to think I was rather | ||
hasty in my rejection of his addresses, & dont know but | hasty in my rejection of his addresses, & dont know but | ||
I might let him renew them, if you would only give him | I might let him renew them, if you would only give him | ||
your full approval. I'm getting mighty tired of this | your full approval. I'm getting mighty tired of this | ||
sort of a way of living, & would like almost anything | sort of a way of living, & would like almost anything | ||
for a change. Miss Thomas | for a change. [long drawn line] Miss Thomas | ||
has gone, and Jane's face was a mile long for two days, | has gone, and Jane's face was a mile long for two days, | ||
but Jule & I succeeded in making her smile by the | but Jule & I succeeded in making her smile by the | ||
end of the second day, and by the third morning she | end of the second day, and by the third morning she | ||
laughed out loud - (Romaine is exercising her exaggeration powers | laughed out loud - (Romaine is exercising her exaggeration powers | ||
wonderfully. I did not know they were capable of such expansion) | wonderfully. I did not know they were capable of such expansion)[underlined] | ||
I suppose Ma informed you of the doleful state of affairs | I suppose Ma informed you of the doleful state of affairs | ||
at the Sem. And as Julia was not at all well & | at the Sem. And as Julia was not at all well & ltired out we | ||
made her come & stay two or three days here to get [[nomited?]] + | |||
Miss Thomas was here Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday. Then Jule | Miss Thomas was here Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday. Then Jule | ||
came on Thursday, & went home on Saturday eve. I think you | came on Thursday, & went home on Saturday eve. I think you | ||
Revision as of 21:31, 5 April 2020
Dearest John. I have but a minute to spare, but must[underlined] tell you how perfectly happy I was. to receive your sweet letter. I[underlined] think you are the kindest, best, most loving brother imaginable, and love you accordingly. Strange that I should for a moment think that you did not "love me as I love you." and sure am I that "no knife[underlined] can cut our love in two." No, nor your love for Miss M. either! You may love her just as much as ever you want to and I shant say s word, but some? of these times I'll find a lover? myself, & then[underlined] you'll[underlined] be[underlined] jealous[underlined]-, especially if it should be Mr. Nickolas R.?K? Wade! Dont[underlined] you think you could make up your mind to like him[underlined], & not think him "an[underlined] old[underlined] granny[underlined]"? I begin to think I was rather hasty in my rejection of his addresses, & dont know but I might let him renew them, if you would only give him your full approval. I'm getting mighty tired of this sort of a way of living, & would like almost anything for a change. [long drawn line] Miss Thomas has gone, and Jane's face was a mile long for two days, but Jule & I succeeded in making her smile by the end of the second day, and by the third morning she laughed out loud - (Romaine is exercising her exaggeration powers wonderfully. I did not know they were capable of such expansion)[underlined] I suppose Ma informed you of the doleful state of affairs at the Sem. And as Julia was not at all well & ltired out we made her come & stay two or three days here to get nomited? + Miss Thomas was here Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday. Then Jule came on Thursday, & went home on Saturday eve. I think you