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Monday Nov 25th. Letter fr A. .. Very eally dear and sor y not to find me at G.A. Written fr R.R Sat night. Also one fr Mrs A . writn Sunday saying A had had a telephone fr H.P.D that day and was to go down to N.Y. to do more for him on Mond aft the Opera with Mrs Gardner. I had writne short note to Mrs A .. which he must have seen before he left. which I intended. S1 went home at ten today. It is wel that he is back .. or will be. but what shall I do. Mrs Smith came but I could only go over things a little and look at light as the draperies etc had not come .. and all was too crude She very ready to begin . Jim came to lunch . Quite cheerful. Etta has been here Bale and type writer came and we have all now. Joan Glenny with me at din and very improved in dini room . She up with me aft and I to G's after Skowed latest photos. of G.A. Tues Nov 26th Nice day and was really read when Mrs S came . Setled pretty well on pose and as I had canvas got the first scratch of drawing. Put my blk velvet cloak on her very becoming. It will beva black and green comp. At one I had just stopped and she gone whne Mrs Davison came ..... So warm and welcoming. but what heartbre kin things she said when questioned.. They think it hopeless. FINISHED.. I CANNOT Everything turned black in a moment. He is working on something for H.P.D. but only temporary. I could not talk half enough. She went off leavin lovely bunch of violets.. and me in panic and unable to do ANTYHING. He saw the Warners twice last w week. Henry Wolf came soon after bringing prints of the Sedgwick engracing. Very int . I bought two others. . A ver Meer and Stevenson portrait. Din here and eve alone.. No sign made ..