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effect your movements to have this sudden invasion? Don't believe it will make much difference. You all seem independent - of each - other now, to a great degree. I had a good letter from Aunt S. on Saturday. so you see two furrin [[='foreign']] letters in one day, was splendid. I took yours down to 4107. & read it to Etta, while she was in a house hold whirl. But she can always disengage her brains enough to listen to your triumphs - It was a very exciting time whatever. That time you wrote us about - with M. Fleury! How often you must have to pinch your self, in order to prove satisfactorily to yourself, that you are yourself - [[?]] speaking French. I am now no where. x Monday. 8 P.M. Later tea - cause uncle W had his Turkey bath - and I have been with Miss A - both shopping and dress making - for her - she has so
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kindly & successfully thrown herself into the remodling of my blk lace shoulder wrap. Never mind me in the [[?]] wrap. I do not want any. Today, I advanced |?| money to Emma Leavitt, & told her not to go home without taking a skirt wire frame.- I could endure no longer to think of those fainting flopsy girls - standing up to drape their clothes - and I have abandoned all hope of their ever having a penny to spend for it - so I just lent (?) Emma the money, & told her what & where to purchase. She is so happy over the dress Etta gave her- xx  Miss Annie stretched on parlor sofa & Aunt E - playing Spring Song! Your corner! - Tomorrow we expect Miss [[strikethrough]] its [[/strikethrough]] dear friend Miss Champion from 
[[/right page]]Ashville to spend the night here, & talk over plans with Miss A; so your room will be full of good cheer - I hate to see it empty - We keep it dusted & bright, all