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it only shows how starved she was for a change and to see some thing of this beautiful world outside of Beach Haven and Phila   How I wish it was ordained for some of the rest of my people to taste something of the same kind and am deeply grateful that in running my Course I Came to it—

The problem of my Italian trip is solved - Little Miss Boyer is going with me - She has been not very well and wants a change before the winter in Paris—   Of course I dont know her well but I dont foresee any jars - She is little with more Soul than body - looks a little like May Burnham though she is younger and there is much less to her—   There is quite enogh [[enough]] of her however to do and she thinks quickly and says she is a good traveller—    She agree [[agrees]] very well in one plan both as to finances 
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and what we want to see—  Has written for a Baedeker's Northern Italy and we are going to study up—  She is one of Mr Lasar's pupils - but has not advanced very far yet—    They all praise me and say I must stay over one more winter - to clinch it—   Mr Lasar told Miss Van [[?]] - the other day that if I would stay over he could give me some ideas about composition (his strong point) that would help me to do I dont know what all—    I have had here so many nice criticisms from Mr Harrison lately; having that studio even for a little while was such a great thing for they come in often—
Shorty is much more discouraging than A.H—    The former came in the other day when it was in a horrid state and said I had got hold of something that was too much for me and he wished me joy - the next morning Mr
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