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that I am capable of exciting such sincere friendship             
in a man of so fastidious and intense a nature. I am glad to know that some of his ideas of friendship go as far as my own as expressed in a conversation with Calvert only a day or two ago, that between real friends the ideal state would be to give or receive money as one would give or receive any favor. One should be sure of the friendship however. Booth remembers that I offered him all I had when he failed. Called on Mr. Huntington about the protest of the Committee of Selection. He seemed to think what I wrote was too long and I feared too strong. It has ended in my shifting the duty where it rightly belongs to him. We talked of it again at the Council meeting in the evening and he is to write some thing. I am afraid it will come to nothing - 

Tuesday Oct. 31. 1876. Received a letter from Gertrude last night and wrote to her. Have tried to paint today but cannot work with any heart. I take no pleasure in my work and wonder if I ever will again. Church came and invited me to lunch with him. He has brought down the picture he is painting for Mr. Osborn which he calls the Aegean Sea. It is very fine in parts. Has all his delicacy of manipulation but is unsatisfactory in the foreground. However it is unfinished. Called on the Wheelers this evening. 

Thursday Nov. 2. Calvert, Bowyer and I went to the Centennial exhibition and returned same day spending about 6 hours there in which time we saw a great many things. There was a great crowd and it was not very comfortable but still I was glad to have another look at it. We reached home about 11 oclock and the whole cost was only $4.50.

Monday Nov. 13" 1876. I went up home on Friday 3" and have remained there until today. The presidential election has taken place and the result is still in doubt.