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me think he really is recovering now but is very feeble cannot walk or play about on the floor at all - it takes one of us all the time to take care of him - Lucy holds out wonderfully but she looks as if she could n't hold up her head or keep her eyes open - but she'll soon recruit as Percie gets well Eliab is gone to Boston, he & P talk some about parting - I expect from their talk that they are to have very "tight" times about money - good many others in the same predicament - water so low not much sawing no freight for vessels &c. Rather bad for Eliab to be setting up housekeeping just at this time as it must take considerable money - he has been paying rent for his house (15'0,$ a year) since the first of this month I believe expects to move from here in a week or two Maria & baby getting along nicely she expects her eldest sister to come and help her about "setting up" housekeeping and that her youngest sister will come and