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Aug. 2-9
I'm better but still very weak. Wednesday evening take tea at Clover Fields. I enjoy the supper as my appetite at present, to use Mr. Willie Pegram's expression, "is quite faltering." On Thursday Sally and Betty take their leave for home. Oh, how lonely I feel wandering about these deserted halls. We have now been together a month and one day and I really feel lost without them. Well, it's no use sighing. Hope [there are] many happy meetings in store for us yet. Sally is a girl "after my own heart" and I consider her my first warm friendship out of my own family. Betty, too, has her good points and for good nature, I never say her equal. She has rather too much Minor blood to be exactly comfortable. She acts the Dutchman to perfection!!! [The Minor's are descended from the dutchman, Doodes Minor.] After the Oranges leave, Sue, Lizzie Dee and I go over to spend a day or so at Kinloch. (Place Kinloch, Time Aug. 7) ACT 2nd -Scene 2nd "All's Well, that End's Well."
Stay Saturday night with Lizzie Dee. Try Uncle Bob's recipe for getting fat, nearly a pint of cream, a quart of clabber, butter bread and meat in proportions for supper. Read Vase or The Child of Adoption.
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