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McEntee. He thinks he will have to leave my house and I very much regret it. Julias house is vacant and he cannot rent it. I wrote him a note telling him if the rent made any difference he could remain in my house at his own price until he rented or sold Julias house. I never have felt Gertrudes loss more keenly than I have during this visit home. I missed her every moment and was overwhelmed with a sense of loneliness and desolation. I wrote to Lucy and to Gussie. 

Monday Apl. 21. 1879. Left for N.Y. at 7.30 and arrived here at 11. at my staid by St. Louis Express. A beautiful still spring day but I am full of sorry and a sense of Gertrudes absence which the beautiful day only intensifies. Found a letter from Weir and invitations to the weddings of Inness' daughter and his son. Left home with a feeling that I was going to have a head ache and about concluded not to come but as soon as I got here I went to work on a study for a picture and worked all afternoon although at times I had to stop and sit down feeling that I could not go on, but I felt so unhappy and lonely that I knew I should be utterly wretched if I did not keep to work and so kept on and succeeded in making a study from which I intend to paint a larger picture. About half past four I walked up to Julias studio and staid there half an hour when she and I walked down together. In the evening attended the Council meeting and was put on the dinner committee with Wood and Hall. Wrote to Sade after I got to my rooms.

Tuesday 22. Mary and I went to the Academy this morning Afterwards I came to my room and went to work on my study for my picture which I have about completed. Fitch came to see me and I proposed a trip to Mohonk and Lake Minnewaska if we can get off. Eastman called, tired of his work and feeling somewhat discouraged and staid nearly all afternoon. I talked to him about a rotary exhibition and we went up to Giffords room and talked with him. Both favor the idea and think if we could get Smith to take hold of it it would be a good idea. This evening attended a reception to Mr. Frothingham at the Union League Theatre on the occasion of his severing his connection with his church and going to Europe. Curtis, Higginson, Chadwick, Adler, Stedman, Saml. Longfellow & Joe May spoke and afterwards