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there; Of course I was flattered
& tickled to death and accepted
with utmost pleasure. By Friday
it occurred to me I had no
earthly means of getting there,
and Dr. Angel said the
bachelor [illegible] were the only
ones going from the campus
But I was pretty sure Dr.
& Mrs. Fairclough - the Latin
professor - would be going, and
as I knew them a little from
Episcopal affair I mustered
courage to call and ask
if I might go with them.

Mrs. Fairclough - a
chirping little English woman
was too lovely for any thing

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could be done easily on four or five dollars.