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family he will be better instead of marrying Nannie he appears to have married the entire family but love is blind and though very thin and unwell he is very happy and thinks there are no people equal to the K's Father has been thinking over a lottery scheme by which to dispose of his surplus of real estate and place his business on an easier footing but the state laws are so strict that I guess he will be obliged to abandon it. I have progressed steadily in gaining health and am able to endure my days work now with out inconveniance. We hear from Uncle John and family in Scotland, and I hope to sail in September yet shall not be certain until I am on the ship. Fannie I hear from in Paris We are all very well indeed and everything progresses well. It was 

quite a revellation to see my happy friends down here and Lucy's bright spirited manner won the admiration of us all, how unfortunate to bring up a young lady with out the least practical knowledge, in ignorence of the first principles of housekeeping - there are [[strikethrough]] three [[/strikethrough]] 4 things I want a woman to possess she must be a good house keeper - musician - possess beauty and wit - yet I do not suppose any woman can be perfect unless you are deeply in love with her and I fear I shall never love a woman sufficiently well to be blind to her faults though they might be so heavily gilded that I would be willing to close my eyes to them. However I do not want to be married untill I am 28 or so and do not wish to be harrassed with a long engagement.