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-Tuesday- My dear Bess: On hearing or learning of your illness thro' mothers letter of Sept 23rd I felt about ten different ways at the same moment. First I said to myself how incredible Bess laid up, the one seldom ill in bed. Well in short I was shocked, and longed to get over and serve as nurse. Mothers letter arrived this morning. I had been painting in my new studio, and noticing my little Italian model (our old friend was