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I did in the fall when I supped
there, for her nephew Gifford Maxwell
was there & entertained
Mary & I all the evening. The
[Norministers?], uncle & Mr Maxwell,
enjoyed themselves discussing
clerical matters, Ma left
early so as to come hom eto the
reception at which there were
many visitors. We finished our
evening with food for the body
and soul, tell me in your next
what you think that food was,
I am sorry that you are not
imaginative enough to fill
up my sentences in your mind
and save me the trouble of multiplying
words. I can imagine
the meaning of a sentence when
only a few words are given, but
perhaps Latin and Greek have
clogged your imaginative powers
having no room but for the