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Saturday March 26" 1882. Calvert and I went up to the Academy. Several of the artists were there. My picture looked better to me today but it looks duller than it did in my studio and I feel that my price for it is too large. I think I will tell Brown tomorrow to sell it for $1200 if he can. I am disappointed and troubled about it for I did hope I would sell it. From there we went up to 72 St and visited the improved dwellings Calvert planned. The wind blew and there were clouds of dust and it was a most disagreeable day. After dinner Downing and I came over to my studio for a little while and talked over our affairs. Called on Mrs. Taylor this evening who has to give up her apartment on account of the expense. She seems old and troubled and I can understand her anxieties. Mr. Farnham took tea with us and told us some thing of canoeing in Canada.

Monday 27. A rainy dark day. Received a short letter from Booth. Went to the Academy and waited an hour to see Brown. Concluded to insert the prices of my pictures in the next edition of the Catalogue. I put the Indian Summer at $1250 with instructions to Brown to sell it for $1000 and the Humboldt at $800 with a margin close to $600. But I am afraid they will not sell and I am greatly troubled about it with my pressing need of money. Came to my studio and worked until 2 oclock when I went down town to see Mr. Hubbard Jas. Giffords lawyer as he wanted me to call to have a talk with him and sent me a letter yesterday asking me to go there. He was not in but I left a note asking him to make an appointment with me. Went to the Council this evening. There was no business. Brown has sold two of his pictures. That is what the public like. I came home with an almost despairing feeling but try to master it. I cant see what I am going to do but still there may be some way out. 

Tuesday 28. [[strikethrough]] Went down town to [[/strikethrough]] Painted on the picture which Eastman and I are to paint together. In the evening attended a meeting at the Academy of the Committee to write the Academy Constitution on which I was appointed against my desire. Lent a lot of my studies to the students of the Academy for their reception. Wrote to Sara. 

Wednesday 29. Went down town this morning and had an interview with Mr. Hubbard, the Giffords lawyer. I can see he thinks it would be best for them to settle it, that while in his opinion they have a clear case, the national sympathy with the wife will weigh against them. I wrote James Gifford today I would come up there Monday but this afternoon he came into my room. Just as we got talking Miss Nesmith and her sister called and we did not finish