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Letter from Lillian Whiting to May Wright Sewall.

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WHITING, LILIAN MAR 9, 1917

March 9/17

Dearest May,

It does seem too bad that just as time, place and circumstance combine so beautifully - a [v?] - even as your [?] & [?] there & I wanting & needing to go to N. Y. - I was to have been a guest at the N.Y. Author Club tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon & there spoken before an up-town ethical society on Sunday evening - that with an this - I call not

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delightful an opportunity. But I went into bed before six last night with [?] the strength to undress even - I am up, this afternoon & go about my [?] & I sahll be spendily better - this [?] I begun having ultra-violet -high frequency-treatment from Dr. [Stroy?] - a specialist in electro-theruputics - of the Chair of Electrical Science in Tugges College & even the are treatment helpful [?] - I am to have another tonight - it si curious how this [glow?] bulb, lighted up with

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2 the brillian violet color playing an [?] [?] & [?} seemts to penetrade to inner organs at [?]taking hold of them like the touch of a hand. I should have been so glad to go. Now, had it been possible. But I am always believing in the gospel of the second opportunity & I do trust it may be do that I wil for the while you are till for stay are the spring!

I need to go ver & stay for a few months to [?]

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It is not like you to be ill - I dont know myself under such conditions.

Well - what a tragic drama we are in - the country - what do you think? I feel sure that all the narions will emerge in time in a civilization so beautiful - so much greater than in her ever dreamed - but between this [?] & that - what may lie? I have the greatest confidence in the presi dent - have not you?

I feel sure that by a [?] him - "a vacancy" - I shall in so very long be under the same roof with you

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3 this cough has really pulled me down to about invalidism - in the moment - I can only with difficulty walk to the evevator (I - who walk all over town - always) but it can not last.

Do you know Professo [Buin?] guard of the Public Library - I've no doubt that you do - but if not, why I will [?] this [?] He is a mystic - a thinker - one of the most charming of men.

Dear love to you - Lilian

Have you herd "Raymond"? It was [?]

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