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invited them to come. she was here last summer you know. they will be gone two weeks they think. Then their cousin Lucy from the west is coming some time they say + don't know who is coming with her. They were asking all about you folks + when we expected  you up + wanted you to come there Ralph said when it got too excited for Arthur here. Pa never comes down to see Ralph now + don't want to see Talbot or Jim. when he comes down at all. he comes so still nobody can hear him. + it gives one a start to see him peeking in at the door. he is sleeping by himself in the north chamber. The Ballentines are preparing to go away to Provincetown they are going next week their brother is here working in the backyard cleaning up things. they came over to borrow an iron bar but I could not find it, it's gone stolen we guess. they are a family who are on the go most of the time riding. no one stays home nowadays. Ma.