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Hadley, Mass
Dec 19, 1909

Dear Edith:

It is a long time since I heard
from you. Why so long silent? I
Fear that you are sick or that I
have written something that displeased you.
Please write me a word and
let me know why you don't write:=.
I hope that this will find you
and yours all well and happy-
Well, it is winter, here, again, cold
but very little snow. It does not
seem almost 13 months since your
mother went away yet, it is. How
fast time flies and yet, how slow.
To look forward a year, it looks a
long time. To look back a year,
it is but, as yesterday, a dream.