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257 [[underlined]]January 5th 1895.[[/underlined]] I wrote to "Jim" ^[[the day before]] yesterday saying I could not go to supper with him. Here is the note - Dear Mr Barnes, Owing to the death of my cousin, I will of course not go the Assembly on the 9th. I cannot therefore take supper with you as I had so pleasantly anticipated. I hope to have the pleasure of seeing you sometimes - I am almost always in after half past five and would be [[end page]] [[start page]] 258 very pleased if you care to stop in to tea - Sincerely yours [[line]] To-day he joined us a few blocks from home & told me that he had arranged with a certain Mr Flecher an electrician so that we could go there some night soon & he would show us his inventions. Mr Barnes said it was to be my party & I could ask just a few people. He does not lecture or anything of that kind so the party