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as it is, did not give me any thing like the pleasure I received from a two days visit with Louise.  I received a letter from her at Venice saying she would like to see me enroute home so I invited her to meet me here.  She came Friday noon and returned to Stuttgart Sunday morning having been called home by the illness of her baby. I am very sorry that her trip was shortened by her baby's sickness but am delighted to know by telegrams received from her since her arrival home, that the baby is doing nicely, and that there is no further fear of alarm. Louise really seems a greatly changed woman in many ways. Her health is certainly much improved since last year, the tired worn look has disappeared, she seems naturally cheerful as of old, is bright, interested in everything, artistic, and happy, I do believe- I wish you could have been with us and enjoyed as I did, her old time cheerfulness and joy. It would have made you truly happy. It was [[crossed out]] to me, altogether the event of my trip and I would have willingly made the journey from Detroit here, and back for the sake of seeing her and realizing her greatly improved condition. We had thought some of going on to Nuremberg or perhaps Dresden together but of course, we abandoned all plans the moment word came from the nurse that the baby was ill. Now, that I am sure the baby will suffer no [[strikethrough]] ill [[/strikethrough]] serious illness, I will continue my way northward stopping at Nuremberg tomorrow and reaching Dresden a day later.

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Dresden will hold me probably four or five days after which I expect to go to Paris and sail from Cherbourg on the 31st inst as originally