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ed to use the vacation in preparing the paper that I am to read before 

 the Literary Society in February (as you will see by the year book I 

 send you.) But it has almost slipped away without my accomplishing" 

 anything . 



I was surprised to hear that Bailey is back. I thought that he 



intended staying a year. But I guess there is hardly enough in Europe 



to occupy him a whole year. 



Our friends sent us many gifts this year. I cannot relate the 



list (though as amanuensis I have written it for my wife several 



times). Mine is not so large. From Mary I received a Waterman pen and 



a patent blotter ,fom mother a pair of embroidered suspenders and $5 



in gold. ---- Our warmest regards to you both with the hope that Mrs. 

 Deane will continue to improve. 



