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her to send it to me when she went home. I am to send her the picture tomorrow. I gave her the frame a very handsome one. Did not feel very well in the afternoon owing I think to the confined air when we dined last night. I had just the feeling induced by breathing confined air. Finished a picture 15 x 18 which I am going to send to Reichardt. Dined at Pursnells with Thompson, Lawrence and Terry after which Lemont and I walked up to 35th St and called on Mr. & Mrs. Goddard. Mrs. Goddard was Minna Godwin formerly. We had a most pleasant call of an hour and I was most greatly impressed by Mr. G. From there we went to Dr. Otis artists party where we met many old friends. There was the usual supper and champagne and we had a pleasant evening.

Saturday 21 Jan 1882. Dark and rainy this morning. Too dark to paint. I am going home by 4 o'clock train. Went home. It was raining when I left. At Rhinebeck the ferry boat was detained half an hour by the fog and a great field of floating ice. Found Tom on the other side with a sleigh. All were glad to see me for I had not been home since just after New Year. Park was particularly delighted and could hardly be induced to go outdoors again.

Sunday 22. Cleared and is a little colder. Spent most of the day in my room writing. Sent a long letter to Booth at Galveston in reply to what he asked me about doing something for Downing. Wrote also to John Andrews, Royal Reed, Alice and to Jamie who is very homesick. I thought much of dear Gertrude as I sat in my room and looked off over the sunny landscape. My whole visit had a feeling of tender sadness about it and was so strongly in contrast with my life here in town.

Monday 23. It grew very cold in the night and the wind blew a gale from the N.W. I came down in the 4 o'clock train as far as Pokeepsie where I spent the night at Major Wilkinsons. Mary was still there but Julia had that day been summoned by telegraph to Hudson, her mother having had a paralytic stroke. Mary looked very frail and this new anxiety absorbed her in spite of herself. Mrs. Wilkinson and all the rest of the family were there.