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ever ready to cheer their knights with loving
words, and every whisper breathed of love, yet,
Mack you say you have the confession down
in black and white against ᵐᵉ, now Mack, "as
though lov'st me", no more of that fibbing. And
you won't allow a woman to jest? Well. I
shall have to be such a plain matter of fact
person, saying either yes, or no, for fear
you won't understand me, that all the little
innocent flirting and fun of a courtship
must be set aside, and we must be "old
folks" right at once. I certainly am able
to appreciate your feelings from the bottom
of my heart -- and have thought even more
than calmly and kindly on them. I reget that
you should ever have let any thing but
that little white sunday evening story, ever
disturb you for a moment. What ought not
to have disturbed you but a moment, knowing
I was excited at the time. Forget that unkind
expression Mack and think of this, that without
your love, the world to me would be a

Sister Lizzie sends her next-best love and says she hopes
to see you [?] [?] long

would like much to be your meeting this week, feel as if it
would be a treat too hear [??]thing [??] more while soon