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to go by a steamer which lands at Philadelphia, ^[[but]] I will try. I must go economically but I want also be comfortable. I do not want to get home used up. Dora writes me she is cleaning the house & getting things ready. I have written Clara to come & mend the rug so things will be [[?]] at home. I am so much interested in your work. I am saving all your letters, as there may be bits that you may like to refer to. I wrote you that I am in woolen under wear, & I have had to buy a thick suit skirt & coat. My clothes are too thin & I do not want to get cold. Oh! if you could only see the roses. Every one is very kind to me. Miss Gay is very gentle. She has changed a good deal. God bless you - Ever Affly M.