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in – I don't know how or why but
I only know it did – It will soon be
time to come home anyway & if you
could get excused it would be better
to come sooner if you are not well.

In regard to the feather for Effie – you can
get very [underlined] good ones for from five to ten dollars.
Effie probably said what she did to put you
off the tack of buying any for her – &
in regard to the board – I said that if
you were not allowed to pay board that
you would have to buy something very [underlined]
very nice for Effie – (a box of candy
is no return at all for what you have
had from them) – You cannot [underlined] return
all they have done for you – since they
won't let you pay board, but you should
if you don't get the feather, get something
very nice up here after you come home.
I may have said you might not
be allowed to pay board but that