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London Dec. 5./84

My Darling Emmie.

I received your nice long letter yes. It did my heart good to hear from you and to know you were well.

I haven't the slightest doubt you do your best to keep me posted. Who said you didn't? Let me near the man! I think I would club the head off of him. I think we can get along without Maud. Don't you dear? I have been first rate since I have been here but am awfully sick of the place. There is no cholera here though, and hasn't been any. That was only got up to keep the people in Paris. I wish F.S. was with me but more than that a thousand times I wish I was with you.

We have about made up our minds to go Munich. It is hard work for me as it puts 2 or 3 more days between us, but I have got to study if I ever expect to amount of anything, and I know you would like to have me a decent artist at last. God help me I don't feel as if I should if I remained here long.

I wish I was in Chelsea, I don't think I would wait for you to call. I don't think you would have more than time to get to the corner of Ashmont St. before you would see your short admirer waddling down the hill. It nearly drives me wild when I think I won't see you till next summer, but I suppose it is the best I can do to go to M.

Do you suppose I shall have the heart to leave America, if I ever get back where you are. I am afraid not.

You are having a hard time with your cooks indeed. I am glad that May isn't stronger; if you think you and she could do the work, if she was. Please don't do too much. How did H.P.'s girl turn out or didn't she turn out at all?

Transcription Notes:
I changed "haven't" to "hasn't" in the second paragraph. I also changed "in the corner" to "to the corner" in the 4th paragraph.