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without being at all depressed or sad he seems to like to sit alone a great deal. I think his increasing deafness renders it fatiguing to try to hear the ordinary conversation. He seems cheerful but I wish sometimes I could do more to interest him. Sara and Gussie think they see changes in him but I do not.

Monday 28. Had our breakfast at a quarter before 7 and came down by the 7.40 train. Cold morning 6° above but grey promising snow. A pleasant ride. Eastmans visit I think was very enjoyable to him as it was to all of us. I felt a little tinge of sadness at home thinking of Gertrude and my Mother of whom we talked by I strove against it as I hope to do henceforth. My frames for my studies came about noon and I immediately went to work putting on the gold paint and worked very hard until nearly 6 o'clock. H. K. Brauns nephew called. Whittredge came in. He seems worried and gloomy. I tried to talk cheerfully to him. Has snowed all afternoon, and was snowing briskly when I went over to dinner. Found Marion alone and no dinner Mary and Calvert went to Mrs. Mosssells on Saturday and Julia went up to the Braces yesterday and Marion not expecting me until tomorrow had her dinner in the middle of the day. I told her to put on her things and we would go to Purcells and drive together which we did. It snowed as though it "meant business." I went to the Club as Marion was going up to the Rink with Road Rood to skate. There I found Whittredge and we talked together all the evening and came down to the Studio Building together. He only goes home once through the week now he tells me. I think he finds the going back and forth each day too laborious.

Tuesday 29. Gray weather and thawing a little. Worked very hard all forenoon finishing my frames and putting the studies in them. Genl. Pitcher and his wife called in the midst of it all but I was very glad to meet them and surprised to find them much younger people than I supposed. Whittredge came in again towards evening to see my picture but it was too dark. He seemed discontented and complaining. Went to the Century. The trustees met to being the investigation of the Newton call. We had a stenographer and Nash is to conduct the examination on our side. Mr Tracy appeared for Newton with Mr. Vanderpool as counsel and a stenographer. Mr Tracy was in his usual hostile mood, called the Steward Hearn a liar and a thief which brought out a rebuke from Marbury. He read a letter from Newtons physician to the effect that he was ill and could not come out for ten days. Mr. Tracy would not ask for an adjournment but assumed that we were going to offer it and was most offensive, in marked contrast to Nash's cool and sensible bearing. The opposing counsel was requested to retire and we decided upon an adjournment for two weeks. Hearn was on hand ready to testify. Met Morcheles for a few minutes. This would have been my dear Gertrudes fiftieth birth day. Strangely enough in my absorbing occupations I came near forgetting it. But she can never grow old to me. I can only think of her untouched by the years which bring me nearer to her. Today I put the frame on her portrait which Wood painted. 

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