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that she is perfectly happy.

Mrs S. going out of her head.  At times she screams out loud and Edith & Louise have to hold her down - - -

[[underlined]] July 4th. 1895. [[/underlined]]

On Monday Mama came to me and said:

"Gertrude, I have asked a few people to dinner Mr & Mrs Burden ^[& others]] and I will ask a girl or so, would it do to ask Mr Barnes?  Is the kind of man for a dinner".

"He is extremely nice", I said calmly.  "I think it would
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be very nice."

"What is his name - John?" she asked.

"I think it is James," I said, "I have always heard him called Jim".

The next day an acceptance came from him and the next night Wednesday was the night of the dinner.

I never cared so much about my appearance as I did that night.  When I went downstairs a few minutes after eight Tina Winthrop and Mr Barnes were already there.  I shook hand with Tina first then with the other, he said right away "The golf champion" and