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of politics, and only had made
half a dozen speeches -
also my brain was like a
pudding with months of in
somnia & sleeping drugs. I found
however that I slept better,
felt better, & put on weight
during the election: and if I
did not speak as well as I
wanted (for I need more time than
five speeches a day) I never
broke down, & got caught out.

It was most cheering to
think that whatever happened