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the frame has come for my picture and it looks quite well - not fresh nor free but it is noble and dignified.

Louise sat this morning and is coming over for the last time tomorrow and tomorrow afternoon I shall have the ordeal of having a number of people see it. Am going to make the room look as nice as I can and have a bunch of violets to give the people a sweet impression

Mrs Conant and Lucy came over this morning and Mrs Conant thought it was so beautiful she wept and Lucy's admiration also was entirely satisfactory — However we shall see how the