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obliged to go away early but arrive and Katy Holland remained a little while and I went up to Giffords room with them. From there they went to Deforests room where I left them. My father came over this forenoon to bid me good bye as they were going home today. Girard came in this afternoon and shortly after Mary to whom he confided his secret. I told my father today and he received it in a very sensible way. Recd a letter from Gertrude.

Sunday Feb. 8" 1874. I called at Mr. Deforests on Friday evening but they were out. Spent the evening at Alfred Booths. It snowed furiously and the weather remains cold. Mr & Mrs. Booth came down to see me yesterday and I showed them all my pictures. Went ot the monthly meeting of the Century and staid on til after midnight. Vauxs plan for the Centennial was there and was much admired. It strikes me as a remarkably fine and original building. I sent a little Hudson River picture. Avery asked my price for a little late Autumn I have here in my studio and I told him to come to my room and we would talk about it. There was an article in the Tribune yesterday morning saying that Edwin Booth had gone into bankruptcy and has lost everything. I saw Thompson at the club last night and he corroborated it. It gave me a great shock. I have written to Booth today about the money I owe him and about which he has been so kind. I asked him if it would be of any service to him, if he had any creditor whom he was particularly anxious to secure, any one to whom he was peculiarly bound, to take my little place in the county and pledge it for the balance of its value above the mortgage. If it would I offered it freely asking no security but his honor and his sure future, having no fear that he would not return it to me.

Thursday 12" Went home on Monday by Wallkill Valley taking the curtain poles with me and on Tuesday I spent most of the day hanging the curtains in the sitting room. They were very satisfactory. Returned to New York Monday by Wallkill Valley bringing Gertrude with me. Went to the Academy last evening to the stated meeting. Matters relating to the coming Exhibition were discussed and a proper feeling of interest was manifested. Was in the Water Color Exhibition a few minutes. They have a very creditable exhibition and the public seems interested in it and a number of pictures have been sold. Commenced a picture of the "Bass Rocks" Cape Ann, foggy day, this morning and worked closely all day getting it all in early in the afternoon so that I can easily finish it now. It is my 

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