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never happen just like that again. He was feeling fine and that is the way he took of letting his spirits overflow. Perhaps some time this summer if we went out on the piazza at a dance together he might be that way again, but it would take more than a dinner to do it. However I might be of some help this time. I have learned something since then. You! What have you learned? How I could make a man get flirtatious. I could watch him, study him and work on his feelings. I could even make him rather
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like me by taking much interest in him personally and talking about him. That is a good deal to have learned. I am going to try it as soon as possible too. You will see how it works.

July 20th, 1894

Now that we are almost in dear old America once more I feel so much pleasure at the prospect that I almost fear the anticipation will be sweeter than the realization. It almost must be, but one thing I am sure will be just as sweet as I imagine