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288 converts of brother and sister, and Calvin Frye went to Lynn and studied Christian Science in the autumn of 1881 and practised healing in Lawrence until Mrs. Eddy summoned him to Boston. Lydia Frye Roaf joined her brother and was for a time in charge of Mrs. Eddy’s domestic affairs. She returned to Lawrence and practised Christian Science until her death. The Fryes have been a united family, neglecting none of the filial duties and paying each other the attention of yearly visits. Calvin Frye is a quiet, earnest man with a clear and placid countenance, and he is not without a mild mirthfulness which makes him an agreeable companion. His education has been broadened by the habit of reading. In practical matters he is an active, careful agent and the quality of faithfulness is preeminently his. The house which Mr. and Mrs. Eddy had taken in Boston before Mr. Eddy’s death was at 569 Columbus avenue. Shortly after her return to Boston she removed to the house next door at 571. This was a three-story dwelling with gray stone front. It was very simply furnished for Mrs. Eddy curtailed and modified the views of the enthusiastic students who would have had her (as one of them regretfully expressed it to the author) “lay carpets the feet would sink into or hang draperies of rich lace and velvet and decorate with bronzes and paintings which would reflect her taste in art.” The students who desired and urged such appointments were of two temperaments, those who loved her devotedly in a very human way and wished to exalt her before the world of Boston; others who had decidedly florid