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was chatting away Mr Sands was announced. Thank goodness Mama had gone upstairs. After some ten minutes talk together little Bobbie left and big Bob remained. An old friend he was, & I could not help right away wanting to hear what he had done and where he had been, and pouring into his ears all that I myself had seen during the past three or four weeks. And he appeared interested and it all seemed like the old days when we sat there in the library and exchanged ideas, as he called it.
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He hadn't seen me for a long time but his eyes still looked at me as they used to and - and well - I will [[underline]] make [[/underline]] him be my friend. He [[underline]] must [[/underline]]. I [[underline]] need [[/underline]] him for a [[underline]] friend [[/underline]].

[[underline]] June 11th 1895. [[/underline]]

I must keep you to follow events or you will lose interest (if it is not already lost) in my life and friends.

Saturday the 1st of June I went on a party with the Gerry's down to the Cameron-Tiffany wedding and had