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home a little after midnight - Found them all sleeping - _ the sleep of the _ weary -[[having?]] been to the Depot, & not finding me on the train they expected, gave me up for that day - The card I sent, telling them I should be on the Erie, instead of the New York Central, came a few hours after I did. I found all well, & glad to see me. I am quite well, & [[underlined]] settled [[/underlined]]- Am Looking over "Six Months in Italy" - & reading [[underlined]] earnestly [[/underlined]] Canon Farrar's works- James Bradford, Fannie's oldest one, is reading Macauley's History of England with me, & I am going to take up Horace by myself- I have his history, & have read it, but I want to read it again, & compare it with Macauley's. - all were glad to hear from you, & will be glad to see you Jennie is improving greatly - Write me when you can dear Alice, & believe me always Your loving Aunt Emily -