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 THE RANDALL FAMILY 1 89

This may not be readable, and is disjointed enough, but

I cannot rewrite. seems to suffer much on account of

Stanley, and I like him the better for it. I know not that Swedenborg can cure his disciples of natural emotion any more than the rest of us can ourselves, whose withers must needs be wrung without recourse.

��Until the missing package of Randall's letters is found, which may be available for a future edition, no further citations can be made here now except the following : —

ROCKBOTTOM, MASS., June 3rd, 1879. Dear Frank,

I doubt not the benefit of your voyage, and suppose it would be as easy to spare you for three months in that way as to live near without seeing you as now, except that, while near each other, we can meet on special occasions. ... I wish you a pleasant voyage, and hope you will retain health and your wife recover hers. Remember me to her, and to the boys, and all. I hope to see more of you on your return.

I steadily go on with improvements at Stow, and find in Mr. Willard a capable and accomplished superintendent, and a sensible and companionable man. It will be very pleasant to see you with us again, and Mr. Willard, who possesses some knowledge of you, will also be glad to see you, and will help to make you, as he does others, happy — a disposition greatly marked in him, which daily in- creases my esteem for him. ,,. ^ . . ■' Your friend,

J. W. R.

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