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Sun Sept 15th.
Warm and foggy and fearing rain but cleared to perfect day. Such a relief. Had G.D have break in bedm at nine and May and I breaked in e c. nice for chang[[e]]
Fussing about. Sl teled asking us to come in at noon insteadof ten as arr'd. G.D late coming down but in raptures over every thing. and we went to R Woods and Morning Joy. Wonderful talk on rocks and feeing every minute. Reluctant back to go to Sl's and there he intensely surprised and impressed. Lingering evry where. Had to hurry back for Ladds. Only they and not very effective. She dirty and not brilliant.
  He talking more and very int. Left soon happily and then G.D and I chatting in te[[r]]race house and going off soon to read MY verses and Herbert in my land opposite. He very good about the scraps and taliking all ove. The purple Herbert loved by him. We took to rocks in morn and baptized it in pool.
Got in just in time to meet great bother. Sl had called up to ask for Natale nd Anna had ans. Natale refusing.. Did not give anything the othere time. I did not know what to do. Horrid and much didgusted with all. May advised and Anna talked him over. and h[[e]] went. We G.D and I at seven. Party for Halls his friends fr N.Y. Sinks and Brengle, Mr. Hall. (They both had been here while I was out.) Two tables Brengle by me. Natale waiting in fine style. in yellow sash. Very dull after talking with Sink and Mrs H. and was glad we had to leave for G.D to take train He left from gate. So dear and what it was to have him.
Mon Sept 16th.
  Terrible wind and rain in night and was up long with it. and very wor ied about pic. Almost afraid to look at it. Got down to it early and was wel prepared by putting it at a distance. Vell on it some how and it seems delivered fr perdition. Almost afraid to hope or feel the pride that rose when I seemed to conquer. Very annoying note fr Sink asking to let Anna a[[nd ?]] N go autoing with hers in aft Wish people would let my servants alone. Also tel fr some one asking to come in aft. Glorious day though cool Lay out by rock awh[[ile]]