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day of next week.  However, the days are already almost an hour longer than they were.  I dread December and January.  After they have gone, the worst of which seems behind us.
    A year ago Mr. Holmes was living his best days with us here.  What a dreadful sickness he had!  I think of him so many times.  We do not know all that he went through and could not explain to us.
    I am glad that the doctor comes up for you some times.  You have always enjoyed going down to the hospital so much, your trips there are like friendly calls.  It helps, too, to have him drive you around while you do your errands.  Do you get out and do them yourself or does he do them for you?
    It was good to have the Robbins call on you.  Outsiders can tell you things that break up the monotony of your days.  Soon now, as you say, the frogs will be peeping again and the birds and flowers be back with us.  I suppose a good many of the little beasts died from the heavy storm we had.
    Are you keeping good and warm with your oil heater?  Mrs. Smith burns coke.  It does very well, but it is not so steady as oil and needs much more attention.  Yesterday she let it burn up too much and it went out.  The house got