March 17, 1865 pg 1

Norway March 17th 1865

My friend Harry

Having allowed
myself once to be guided by you
will I find I have lost the power
of resistance to a certain extent, but
since I must obey it shall be in
in my own way so far as writing
at any rate, which I mean to say " --
I'll write just when I please!

To forget you would be impossible
when I am so completely surrounded
by tokens of your thoughtfulness, and
overwhelmed by a sense of gratitude,
and at the same time, of dismay
at having received so many proofs
of an affection which I have not