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which I enclose - and then decided not to send it, having a missgiving lest you should still be feeling blue or have [[strikethrough]]ing[[[/strikethrough]] taken my former hardly, and might think
me cold & bent on complaining.

The day was very warm and seemed  to put [[strikethrough]] some of [[/strikethrough]] my old health into me
in spite of my loss of sleep. The valley was filled with the sent of the wild grape in flower and there was a blue heat haze [[strikethrough]] ofer [/strikethrough]] over all. I was very happy & the trouble in my mind about you grew into a strong and tender desire for
your return and the wish to write you a letter that should be beautiful, if I could, and that might bring you some of my happiness.

I was to go in swimming with the students at Cooper's in the afternoon and had got ready with