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took the suburban train almost
immediately and were soon "at
home". It seems very cosey here
though of course it shows the lack
of the presiding spirit. We sat in
the parlor a little while and then
we came up to the sitting room
and after I had made a visit
to the bath-room and taken off a
little of the dusty feeling, H. said
we would go out to dinner, but
I begged off and invited him
to lunch with me. H. brought
plates &c. while I took out the
food. (What an enormous appe-
tite I must have expected to
have on the train). Had chicken,
ham, biscuit, cake, pickles, pears
and apples. H. seemed to enjoy

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er and not gotten killed so far
ed off while train was moving
[??] crowd you out Wish I could know
[?ll] tell Mrs Jones not to forget her
my sake With love and kisses E