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the two families. I thought that it was good of Florence to write.

The checks came through safely, also the tatting. Thank you very much for it. I called Jimmie up Saturday morning from Miss Hollis'. She was to go to the Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital to-day, if not before. She expects the baby the 19th.

Thursday I got a telegrafed message from Berenise that Mrs. Hammer died Tuesday and was to be buried Friday at 3 o'clock.  I went down on the morn train and stayed over night, and came up on the 3 o'clock train Saturday with Berenise.  Theodore had telephoned in the morning that their landlady wanted them to move at once as she had a chance to sell the house.  They have just received a new lease, however, as I doubt if B. hurries too much.  I don't think she ought to; do you?

Thursday night one of the other teachers and I went out and got violets, anemones and I had one painted trillium. I took them with me and bought a dozen yellow roses in turn.  Miss Hollis carried the anemones and trillium to the grave with her in her hand and threw - she and B. - them into the grave. She said the trillium was Mrs. Hammer's favorite flower. The house was a house of loneliness.  John Hollis' little roses had already been put into the casket before it was closed.