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and I will black them; for slippers I must have, at least in the offing. Last night we read Boccaccio (?) again. It is too witty for words! We roared with laughter, even the wicked wretch Chappelet, who through chicanery comes to be considered a great saint, and even the anecdote concerning the noble who wishes to have a mural decoration painted of something which has never been painted before, and asks advice of another, who answers: "I know of nothing that has not already been painted unless it be sneezing on some such thing as that." I must get to bed. Keep well, my darling and don't work too hard - give aunt peace and Uncle

Transcription Notes:
"offing" means soon