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April 16,1919 
Dear Will: 
I have been having much troable with my eyes,and am going to the ocu¬ 
list twioe a week go see what he oan do for them.He says the difficulties are 
not of a serious nature,but one need not be threatened with total blindness to 
be given muoh annoyance.If you have ever heard of "museae volantes",which,being 
translated into inglish,signifies flying knats or spots you will understand one 
of my diffioultues.lt i3 far from pleasant to have little blaok specks dancing 
before yoyr eye all the time even if the oculist assures you he will soon get 
rid of them.As a matter of fact I had the same troable years ago but it lasted 
only a few days as I remember. 
After some delightful days we ahve returned to winter conditions so far as 
rain and a very uncomfortable south wind oan restore them.-The leaves of the trees 
are pressing forward,and the red bud is now bursting into full bud and the fringe 
bush is not far behind while the forest , save only the oaks,are displaying a mark 
ed tinge of green. Almost before we know it spring'twill have passed and summer 
will be here. 
Well, I have seen Mrs Fatley.and was nob any more disappointed than I ex¬ 
pected to be.In fact I should have have been very glad to have foregone the trip 
to Slen Soho yesterday in order that I might still retain my illusions respect- 
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ing.Argue as you will if you have not seen a body for years you still oarry in 
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your mind your impressions made years before,and in the oase of a person in ad¬ 
vanced life the delusion is well worth dhsrishing.She is fine looking still but 
there is precious little left of the brown eyed girl of the early seventies.But 
if she has lost her yowthana her youthful looks she has lost none of her vi’oao- 
