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than he used to. [Apire?] took him
out for the whole afternoon lately -
let him paddle and have a royal
good time. The little fellow is so
tired when night comes, that he
just drops off to sleep like an
angel. 10 hours is his allowance,
and mine is not much less. 8.30
was my bed time last night
though I am not usually so dreadful.
I do want thee to get out of
the city as much as thee can this
Summer, and perhaps the Slide
Mountain scheme might be very
pleasant. Thee must paint some
just for the love of painting without
any ulterior motive. I believe
there are some lovily, lonely &
paintable spots to be found on
Long Island. What sort and
manner of "lover" is Ned, I can
not even imagine him loving any-
one so well as himself - what
a really horrid thing for me to