Gives his thoughts on Miss Brown. Transcription: regards you intently, an almost [word crossed out] distrustful look of keenness and desire of seeing what you really are. [words crossed out]. A fair-face should be more tranquil and happiness giving. She [Margaret Brown] has no full flow of girlish spirits, and controls her self. Told me however with [word crossed out] quiet emphasis how Charley Brown had said he didn ?t think she could Love. She ?s [word crossed out] severe in judging Lotty [Charlotte Kidder] ?s wilfulness; perhaps natural for a woman to be so. But then, is it marvel, when th
Gives his thoughts on Miss Brown. Transcription: regards you intently, an almost [word crossed out] distrustful look of keenness and desire of seeing what you really are. [words crossed out]. A fair-face should be more tranquil and happiness giving. She [Margaret Brown] has no full flow of girlish spirits, and controls her self. Told me however with [word crossed out] quiet emphasis how Charley Brown had said he didn ?t think she could Love. She ?s [word crossed out] severe in judging Lotty [Charlotte Kidder] ?s wilfulness; perhaps natural for a woman to be so. But then, is it marvel, when the girl has been so carelessly tended. Left about 11, a few minutes after the two masculines; making a successful, that is to say not a dull good night. [words crossed out] This girl has beauty, and concentrated common-sense, ? that ?s a hard quality for a woman. I know no more of her, as yet. I think not of her loveliness of form sensually, yet by the Aphrodite of Homer, what a moment to clasp her in mine arms and feel her queen-like beauty glow with love and returned transport. But that way ? (ever passion of the senses lies; though I might fall and succumb to it I know that no pure lasting love can flow from it alone; such should follow, not lead the soul. Does she ? can she imagine such a moment I wonder? / M B. The same initials ? Oh, Never will you be mine Mary [Bilton], but I think that never again can face so flash thought and emotion into my heart, as did yours, long time ago. You were never what I believed and are less so now, than ever, yet how pleasant was that belief. / Walking to the Ferry, met Watts [John P. Nagle], keeper of the Nassau Street book store & imbibed with him. 26. Saturday. [John B.] Holmes wanting me, at his office all day, putting in landscape to survey. Evening, intended crossing to New York to inquire at boarding-house, but time waning, deserted my intent, so I went to Davis ?s. Found him & a going Irish carpenter with some score pieces of me
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