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satisfactorily shaky. I was walking deliberately but walked this morning because I felt as though it would be agreeable. But how strange that we should by accident be impelled toward each other, certainly not by the attraction of mutual regard. I began to feel it was about time for him to be about again. I wonder if any one is glad to see  him, even his own daughter. When I came to my room I found a box containing a very nice edition of Emersons works in eleven volumes, a present from Robert Wilkinson. Nothing could have been more acceptable or more unexpected. Have commenced a picture 24 x 36 a late autumn, the edge of a wood which I hope to make interesting. I wrote to Wilkinson and to Sara. In the evening called at Hiram Romeyns. Saw him and Charlie. They were going out to a reception but Mrs. Romeyn urged me to stay with her which I did until ten o'clock and had a very pleasant visit. Found on my return a letter from Girard enclosing his note for $1300 due today, for me to endorse, a renewal of the $1400 note. It struck me as very careless for him to leave it until the last moment particularly as I was home all day Monday.

Wednesday 12. Have painted all day on my picture and advanced it very much. I will soon have it in a condition in which it will be a pleasure to paint on it. It is always laborious work for me to get my picture together and tonight I feel exhausted. Have been up to Dr. Patchens who is to send me some exercises to take. I was greatly discouraged at finding my hernia is beginning to show itself again. I shall immediately take exercises to control it. I have been so weak on that side for so long that I do not wonder that weak part is affected. By Woods invitation I went with him to the inauguration of the Aldine Club in Lafayette Place. They had a collection of interesting ms. and portraits mostly loaned. Among the latter Elliotts portrait of Fletcher Harper a beautifully painted portrait. I remember it well at the time it was painted in 1862. It holds its own and put to shame most of the modern work by which it was surrounded, notably Dora Wheelers portraits of Aldrich, Warner and Mark Twain and Alexander Howells. 

Thursday 13". I went up to the Standard Theatre and bought tickets for this evening to see Dixey in the Seven Ages and walked down to 10" St. Col. Trumper came about noon for me to go with him to the bronze foundry in 16" St to see the bronze statue of the Skirmisher for the Ulster Co. monument. It was not in a favorable position to be seen but it was about what I expected, having seen the photograph. Lunched at the Century and worked the rest of the day on my picture. In the evening Calvert and I went to see Dixey in the Seven Ages. The theatre was full and we breathed all the evening the most villainous air possible. There seemed literally no ventilation. I thought the whole affair rather dull as the best thing would be under such conditions. I walked all the way down to my room to fill my lungs with fresh air. 

Friday 14. The first nights sale of David Johnsons pictures occurred last night. 57 pictures brought about $9000, more than double Whittredges prices. It only shows how little real merit has to do with it. Johnson has been somewhat burned by certain dealers on his imitations of Rousseau. Whittredge paints Whittredge pictures - have painted on my picture all day. Wood came up to see it and was greatly pleased with it and surprised I had accomplished so much. It began to rain in the middle of the afternoon and rained very hard for a time, the beginning it seems of a N.E. storm. I have thought a great deal for two or three days past of dear Gertrude and with an intense longing for her. I think as I grow older and life loses many of its interests I shall miss her more and more. Her altogether lively character is a theme always dear to me, so that I think of her now as something sacred beyond the things of earth. I dined very pleasantly at Fred Nortons with Mrs. Boorman Johnston and her two daughters Mary and Margaret and Carroll Norton. The rain ceased before I went. I dreamed of dear Gertrude. We seemed 

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Per SI, when a word is split between films, put the FULL word on both films. In this case, the beginning of SATISFACTORILY (the first word) was started on the previous. Charles William Romeyn was a renowned American architect, born on July 29, 1853, in Kingston, New York. He inherited the Persen House, which was originally purchased by his great-uncle, from Matthewis Persen’s descendants. Romeyn and his wife Estelle were the last private owners of the property. Thomas Worthington Whittredge[1] (May 22, 1820 – February 25, 1910) was an American artist of the Hudson River School. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-06-23 21:05:53