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 THE RANDALL FAMILY 8/

time it was. We had a very pleasant walk of eight miles total, and, after I got at Mr. Randall's, we ate supper. He gave me six oranges and nine sticks of candy more. I got home about half-past eleven o'clock.

^^ Monday, May ig. [Walk to Chelsea and back to- gether.]

" Wedfiesday, May 21. After taking our exercise this morning, we studied till dinner-time. In the afternoon, Emmie and I went to spend the rest of the day at Miss Anna Randall's. I think that we are in enough with that family, don't you, gentle reader? We had hardly been there two minutes before she kindly asked us if we should not like some ice-creams. As we replied in the affirmative, she immediately took us to the confectioner's, and in a moment we were supplied. We chatted very agreeably, and, when we were done, she went to walk with us, and I think that she walked too far, as she was quite tired when we got at the house. We saw Mr. Randall, and he gave Emily a set of pictures. After supper, I went out into the back-yard with Miss Anna, and we had a council about where to plant her flowers. We came home about half past eight, and I went to bed directly, as my head ached severely.

"Monday, May 26. [Walk with Mr. Randall to Dor- chester.]

" Wednesday, June /}.. Mr. Randall has been here [at Beverly] for a week, and so I have not had time to write in my diary for a great while. These are some of the most notable days.

" Last Wednesday Mother and Emily came down from Boston, and the day after Edwin came. To-day we agreed to have a ride ; so, in the afternoon, after lessons were got, we rode to the Farms to stay till evening, . . . Just before

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