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Thurs May 16th.
Very dark and rainy all day. Mrs P and did arm. Pretty solid. Young Slater came and we had talk about frame and pic Very cheering to have him Anna working all day over party toni[[ght?]] So much to get ready. After short rest I went out .to shop
for caks and pansies. Arranged them in little baskets in front of plates. Hardly ready by eight when the Guerins appeare[[d?]] with big bunch of lilacs.. Then Matthews and finally Wilkie.
All somewhat wrong from the first. and I getting hard..
F with Mrs G carried on viloently znd very obvious. Perfectly innocent of course.. Made me perverse of course. They stayed very late and Dorothea came in as they were leaving. I felt card house tumble over my head.and have to feel that I was put to the test and failed .. It seems hopeless to recover lost ground for I really am horrid when I feel that way.  Glad I did not know this was coming . I casually sai that I was going to Phila today and was wished a pleasant time.
I should have spoken of it the other day.  Down.. .....

Fri May I7th.
Feeling pretty low when I woke..Mrs P. and Mr came and approved.. and I felt ready to leave it till the 27th when she will come again for one day..Had good rest and got off comfortably at 7.for Phila. but very tiresome trip as my hat wouldnt let me put my head back. Was glad to find Anne there and ready to see me.. Very comfy in my room there . I am really fond of it.  Very warm day..

Sat May I8th.
Quite a holiday feeling when I got up . No work .. Anne started out with me in the open carr.  I to Wans and other shopping but spent much time looking for what I did not get. To book binders with G.H. to be bound for Dunn.  This was fun all but th[[e?]] stairs. Got back only in time to have short rest and after Car L. with me in carr to Reading Term and train to Doylestown. H.Mc C came on at Jenkintown  Lollies etc . Nice trip and in little hack to the first Mercer house. Very Mercerish but when we got to the real one .. Fairyland. I was rapt away. Dis not see him at first but later and I had wonderful moments with him alone being shown things. The Joe Pennells and Fanny later