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[[underlined]]I[[/underlined]] want you first, last and always, but I am always fearful of imposing on your generosity. I [[underlined]]hope[[/underlined]] you will care to come. 

And Miss Gay? I feel a little delicate about even asking Miss Gay lest she should not feel free to decline, and I know there will be a good deal of piano. I hope she will follow her own inclination, as we shall understand her indifference to piano music in case she does not come, and shall endeavor to give her a pleasant evening [[underlined]]in spite[[/underlined]] of it, if she does come. In the former case I can provide you an escort, so please try to give me the sight of your beloved face on Thursday.
Devotedly,
Edith C. Westcott

Transcription Notes:
Despite no clear "tt"'s crossed on the signature here - maybe first cross was intended to catch all t's - the letterhead on the previous page is that of Edith C. Westcott.