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put him off for some time. He called Sunday but I was out walking with Charlie Sands, who by the way told me so many things about himself & was so frank that I did not know what was coming next. His brother went down to New York with us the next day asked me to walk, sent beautiful roses. Mr Stewart sent exquisite gardenias to the boat the day I left. I think he truly cares for me. I don't know about loving but he has said to me when we have been talking seriously some times

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that he wished I was not Miss V. or that my father would cut me off without a cent. He is rich you know, but what matter all the riches in the world are nothing without love! He asked me Saturday if I would ever marry without love. I said I did'nt know. I wish I had said no [[underlined]] never never never [[/underlined]]. I wonder if it would have been true. I have a sort of longing to give him something. I suppose he would be rather surprised if I sent him a scarf pin or something of that kind.