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face and she gives a sickly smile, as though she had utterly forgotten everything. She reminds me more of a Lotus-eater than any thing else I ever saw. She seems to see things as in a weary dream. 

The sun is up now and a lovely breeze and the lilacs are a mass of bloom. I know we shall miss them at home - I hope the day is like this down at the point and that my little mother, has had a beautiful night's rest with no bad dreams or sickness or head-ache. You will be eating your breakfast in a little while now and starting for the point. Don't get too tired or worry about your baby, for she feels like a fighting cock after her heavenly night's rest-