Stanford Student Letters and Memoirs

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[typed] Short. By way of finishing touch I went out to see if I couldn't find just one rose to put by Mana' picture and then tried not to feel disappointed when I couldn't find one, but aided my search by making myself go for a walk with a conceited old school m'am who was discouraged over this morning's ex. When I came back what was my astonishment to find in the room a large box from Sherwood nersery directed to me, which upon opening I found contained the daintiest mass of pink roses and maiden hair with Helen Younger's card. I fairly squealed with joy. By that time it was luncheon and after that we went to Browning and had such a "soul cleansing" reading of the Blot of the 'Scuthceon" really- Prof. Anderson is one of the grandest characters to so fully interpret so grand a master as Browning and so grand a thing as the poem. He simply told us the history of its stage appearance, quoting the opinion2of various actors among them Brack all of who greatly admired it and then he read the interview between Mildred and Lord Tresham, with so much feeling. He said he could not read the curse nor most of it because of its overwhelming pathos. After Browning, I heard of an Anglo-Saxon ex. to-morrow in verbs and hurried home to dig with a feeling in my hear that maybe Gertrude might come on the afternoon train. When who should appear in a surrey but Gertrude and Miss McR..... both laden with suspicious baskets and boxes of which of course I was oblivious. they left their parcels, and went to hunt up Mr. McKinsion and Theodora. by half past four we four were in my room having such a Christmas of a time undoing bags and boxes - in one was the most exquisite birthday cake made by G. by your rule and with Rose in violets on the white frosting - then from Miss McK. basket - red carnations and a a dainty hand painted slender vase for Theodora and most