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Tuesday 28 March 1899
Arose at 4 am hustled
around and got his (Wells Sr)
breakfast, he going to Kingston.
froze last night. Robert
came down, (just after dinner)
to make us a last visit
for a long time 8 months
perhaps. We are sorry he is
going away. but if his
life is spared he will return
again and then ___
Well in evening Robert
and I have a long talk
about ____ I'll not write
our conversation and betray
his confidence even to my
diary only I'll say this, Rob
is a good boy. Wells came at
dark bringing grass seed, candy,
yeast cake, soap &c