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see him. I have written to Mr. Chickering. The weather very hot and I am anxious to get away for I am wholly unsettled here. Attended a council meeting. J. G. Brown said there was a notice of my picture in the R.A. in the Herald yesterday taken from a London paper but not entirely favorable I imagine. Julia Dillon wrote it was hung too high to be well seen but hanging in a room with lighter pictures it looked very strong and vigorous. Mrs. Henry brought Lady Gordon and her daughter in to see me yesterday. They both had on ragged dresses and the daughter distorted her English so that I could hardly understand her. 

Tuesday May 25" 1880. Very hot. Booth stood for me for the last time and when he took his Benedick costume off said he would never stand for any one again - I remarked "unless some distinguished foreign artist wanted to paint  him" when he said "in that case he might possibly." Wrote to Sara that Cornelia was in a bad condition. She was delirious when Mary went to see her on Sunday and she was not allowed to see her. Am packing my things preparatory to going home. Mrs. Dr Pelton, her son Arthur and a lady friend called to see me but staid only a short time as Miss Hallowell and Mr. Dale and his wife and daughters were here. In the midst of it all Booth came and I let him in to my bed room to dress while they were here. Called on Mrs. J. B. Johnson last night. Sent my picture Indian Summer to Williams & Everett, Boston. Will price $400.

Wednesday 26. A note from Weir today telling me it was not me he was disappointed with. It has lifted a great anxiety from my heart to know I had misconstrued his note. The weather is exceptionally hot. I feel more contented than I have for a long time and think if I can get interested in work I will be comparatively happy. I am anxious to get home now. Mary and I called up at Mrs. Putnams, the first time I was ever at her home as long as we have known them. 

Thursday 27. Have finished the Benedick and been packing some of my things preparatory to going home on Saturday. I wrote to Stedman yesterday that I would let him have my Venetian Glass for $125 and that as it belonged to Gertrude I was very reluctant to part with it and that with what it brought I would erect a stone to mark her grave. He came today and paid me the money and was very kind and tender. Tomorrow it will go away but I shall have the satisfaction of putting a stone at her grave which I have so much wanted to do.