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Fri Nov 8th. Another good day. not too cold. E's next to last sitting and doing hands.. so so. but pretty good Don't know the least what this pic is like. Went down again after lunch ans fussed. Then rest and quite late went in to see Mrs A. Nice call upstairs. She rest ng. Very comforting to us both. [[pencil mark down side of page, noting text]] What a rest it is to have her so, . Merrell C came fine lad and E looked so beautiful in her yellow dress that I cou d see him fairly dazzled. I believe him to be another. Very good din and after a while [[/pencil mark noting text]] they went down to st to be alone ans see the pics. and I to tel to call A. Came and I asked to lunc Mon to see Mrs H oper. and also to speak of m going with Sl and him to town Sun. Very welcoming. Said I was alone and that it was E's last eve. He proposed comi[[ng]] over and did. Good long chat by fire. Nothing like it for some time. When they came up the same Finally spoke of my going away next spring. with real feeling. Very fruitful little time. and real stress. What it is to be right track And how unnecessary anything else is. good letter fr J.W. today Sat Nov 10th. Lovely day. Merrell and E break alone .and very soon at work.. he reading. aloud as I worked on hands head and all over. he very admiring. A called up to tell the hour. he had asked to take them to train ... All off at 12 and he very press[[ing]] for me to go too. but I did not. Ran over to R.R. feeling left and had a nice little chat with Mrs A. Back before return and right after lunch Mrs A called up to ask me to come there to sup.. Just what I wanted. They thought I would be lonely. Fussed on pic after lunch and rest and walk alone. In at 6.30 . A upstairs at first but so nice to have Mrs A down. Sl expected too. Good talk at sup and A very gentle. Around fire after and popcorn Sl persuaded to dod the Victor and so we yad it. Very touching for us all too much for me bu I did not mind A's seeing me cry. We all did. Mrs A gave me lovely scarf. A went home with silent but somehow[[??]]