“My life is a barren and lonely one, and so full of work that I have not had much time for friendships; but since I have been summoned to here by my friend John Seward I have known so many good people and seen such nobility that I feel more than ever⁠—and it has grown with my advancing years⁠—the loneliness of my life. Believe, me, then, that I come here full of respect for you, and you have given me hope⁠—hope, not in what I am seeking of, but that there are good women still left to make life happy⁠—good women, whose lives and whose truths may make good lesson for the children that are to be. I am glad, glad, that I may here be of some use to you; for if your husband suffer, he suffer within the range of my study and experience. I promise you that I will gladly do

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