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loan me the money, but that happily the need for the latter had passed but that I was just as much obliged to him. I said I would come into his dressing room (for which he sent me a card) but that we would not talk business as the time would be short. I said unless all human calculation failed I hoped to justify the best he ever thought of me and in this brief intermezzo would not expect him to talk of affairs which I knew were unpleasant to him. Then I went back to the club where I met Eastman and asked him to join me in the box. We had a talk and saw Stedman also. I have asked Mary, Calvert & Marion to go Downing could not (which Mary and I did not regret) and Bowyer declined

Friday Jan. 6" 1889. Still very cold. I meant to go home today but telegraphed to Sara this morning I would not come until tomorrow Have asked Mrs. Austen to share the box with us this evening. I did not paint today. It began to rain in the afternoon which froze as it fell. Mrs. Austen very kindly sent a note to tell me she knew I would be appalled at it but that she was not and could easily walk up to the Academy in comfort, but later the storm was so bad and it was so slippery I went out and got a carriage (costing $4) which in my present depleted condition I could ill afford. I went over early and told Mary & Marion and directly after dinner came to my room. The carriage came at 7.30. I got Mrs. Austen and we drove over for Mary & Marion. Calvert was sick, Bowyer and Downing were engaged and Eastman sent his ticket back so we four went alone and occupied the proscenium box next the stage. The house was packed from floor to ceiling. At the end of the second act I went to Booths dressing room and saw him. Sam Barrett came in. He had seen Mrs. Austen in the box and asked me to bring her in the dressing room, under a mild protest from Booth, When I came in with her Booth said, "Why didnt you bring the other ladies"? I said would you like to see them? He replied "Certainly" and I went and got them. We had a nice little intermission which all seemed to enjoy and the evening which had been rather an anxious one turned out very pleasantly.

Saturday 7". I wrote Booth a little note this morning telling him how much the ladies had enjoyed the episode of the visit to his dressing room. It is still dark and damp and the streets covered with ice. I am going home and dont know when I will return. There seems little use in staying here. Calvert is so ill this morning Mary has sent for the doctor. I hope he is not going to have a fever which I fear. I painted a little Water Color for Stedmans private? copy of his Victorian Poets, yesterday. A winter looking out of the dining room window over to my little house. 

Tuesday 17" Cold this morning 5° below zero at 8 o'clock. The grocer said it was 10° below in Kingston at 6 oclock. I came away from home in the noon train. It had moderated with indications of snow. At Marlboro we met the snow storm from the S.E. and it snowed very hard. I went at once and bought arctics and Indian rubber shoes. Went over to dinner and found Calvert walking in the hall dressed. Mary said he had been very ill and threatened with apoplexy and she had had a very anxious time. Just after I reached my room Mrs. Custers little maid came up with her compliments and said she would be pleased to see me this evening. I went there after dinner and spent the evening very pleasantly. I spoke to her about sending some word to the ladies at Fort Bridger but either she does not care for them or there is some thing which embarrassed her and so that is all I will do. I found a letter from Lucy full of anxiety about John who has gone to Salt Lake to attend a