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Sister is to be bride's maid to Ella Low on the 9 of December, who is then is to marry Harry Pierrepont; her dress is being made in Paris. Uncle Nick is either engaged, or going to be, to a Miss Wolfe, + rich + they say, nice young lady here; he acts very queer about it. Capt Tompkins is engaged to Miss Kingsland. Caddy + Sheffy are both in town. Mr Peaboddy is dead, Pere Hyacinthe is in America, Napoleon is sick + Flatly? has an heir to the throne. I am reading the 'Illiad,' 'Shelly,' "Keats,' 'Coleridge,' 'Chatterlon,' 'Heloise et Abelard,' 'travels in Spain,' + painting whenever I have strength. I have had various presents since my sickness; old wine, flowers cut + uncut, cream from the country, pears from Gen. Hooker, horses heads, books etc; people have been very kind. Abott Kinney has been here twice; he has really improved. Johnny Dodge + Mr Bozzy have called