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11/3/02
the flowers - Papa had the bags & the notices to see 40! I just missed an Exchange St. car - but after about 4 minutes caught a Linden St. It was a race to Cro'nest. We went faster than a carriage could, of course, but it was the longest way 'round. We dashed up to the back door. Gave Louise
 the box of flowers, and while Mother was giving her a few final directions Con & I dashed thro' the house - (up-stairs with only a box of safety matches to light us with) for him to have just a glimpse of it - Charlotte's lovely new inlaid mahogany bedroom furniture - and all. We breathed a sight of relief when we got out un- caught (we had seen two or three new things but had no time to read the cards - and I had hastily to re-arranged the ferns - discending the bamboo taborette someone had put them on) We were just hurrying down the drive when we heard wheels at the foot and made a grand flying detour across the Ramsdell's front drive and out the uphill way as the carriage drove in below. We were walking demurely down the avenue (not daring to wait under as light for a car) when

11/3/02
the flowers - Papa had the bags & the notices to see 40! I just missed an Exchange St. car - but after about 4 minutes caught a Linden St. It was a race to Cro'nest. We went faster than a carriage could, of course, but it was the longest way 'round. We dashed up to the back door. Gave Louise
 the box of flowers, and while Mother was giving her a few final directions Con & I dashed thro' the house - (up-stairs with only a box of safety matches to light us with) for him to have just a glimpse of it - Charlotte's lovely new inlaid mahogany bedroom furniture - and all. We breathed a sight of relief when we got out un- caught (we had seen two or three new things but had no time to read the cards - and I had hastily to re-arranged the ferns - discending the bamboo taborette someone had put them on) We were just hurrying down the drive when we heard wheels at the foot and made a grand flying detour across the Ramsdell's front drive and out the uphill way as the carriage drove in below. We were walking demurely down the avenue (not daring to wait under as light for a car) when

11/3/02
the flowers - Papa had the bags & the notices to see 40! I just missed an Exchange St. car - but after about 4 minutes caught a Linden St. It was a race to Cro'nest. We went faster than a carriage could, of course, but it was the longest way 'round. We dashed up to the back door. Gave Louise
 the box of flowers, and while Mother was giving her a few final directions Con & I dashed thro' the house - (up-stairs with only a box of safety matches to light us with) for him to have just a glimpse of it - Charlotte's lovely new inlaid mahogany bedroom furniture - and all. We breathed a sight of relief when we got out un- caught (we had seen two or three new things but had no time to read the cards - and I had hastily to re-arranged the ferns - discending the bamboo taborette someone had put them on) We were just hurrying down the drive when we heard wheels at the foot and made a grand flying detour across the Ramsdell's front drive and out the uphill way as the carriage drove in below. We were walking demurely down the avenue (not daring to wait under as light for a car) when
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