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he wore that one day when he seemed to love me more than usual, and—I could not help it—I kissed the velveteen coat. I kissed it several times.
June the fifteenth.
I went out about the grounds to-day to oversee some workmen who were grading, but was quite overcome by the burning weather, and I think I had something like a faint, or touch of the sun. When they helped me indoors the house seemed to rock and reverberate with Dana's voice, and it was as if he were singing:
Trees where you sit shall crowd into a shade.
I could scarcely believe that he was not there.
"August the tenth. West Sanchester.
"My dear Heart: You have been very devoted and kind to me ever since we came here, and I want to bless you for it. I know that you have been working too hard and need a change, and I am sure it is quite safe for you to be away for a little while. If you want to try the mountains after Bar Harbor, I would not prevent it on any account. As long as you keep within reach of the telegraph it will be all right. I thank you for giving up the Adirondack trip, for I do think that was too far away just now. Continue to