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Experiments in Convalescence
However,ifIjudgeyoubythemeansIusuallychoose,Ishouldsaythattherewillbesomethingofanemotionalcrisiswithinthenextyear.
Dowriteme.Ifeelannoyinglyoutofdateonyou.
Withgreatestaffection,
THAYERDARCY.
Withinaweekafterthereceiptofthislettertheirlittlehouseholdfellprecipitouslytopieces.TheimmediatecausewastheseriousandprobablychronicillnessofTom’smother.Sotheystoredthefurniture,gaveinstructionstosubletandshookhandsgloomilyinthePennsylvaniaStation.AmoryandTomseemedalwaystobesayinggood-by.
Feelingverymuchalone,Amoryyieldedtoanimpulseandsetoffsouthward,intendingtojoinMonsignorinWashington.Theymissedconnectionsbytwohours,and,decidingtospendafewdayswithanancient,remembereduncle,AmoryjourneyedupthroughtheluxuriantfieldsofMarylandintoRamillyCounty.Butinsteadoftwodayshisstaylastedfrommid-AugustnearlythroughSeptember,forinMarylandhemetEleanor.
