. Records of a lifelong friendship, 1807-1882 . th you in Egypt some two years ago, toldme, after I had told her that purpose, that you saidupon her telling you that I had just completed my48th year, you hoped I would resign at the end of 50years. You have forgotten it, I suppose. LXXXII Concord, 11 March, ^75. My dear Sam, I am delighted to see your writing again, & tobe invited again to your home. Surely I shall come tosee you, but it is now settled that I am to come withmy daughter Ellen to William Furnesss house. You know that he & I were first acquainted atMrs. Whitwells School — aged 4 &
. Records of a lifelong friendship, 1807-1882 . th you in Egypt some two years ago, toldme, after I had told her that purpose, that you saidupon her telling you that I had just completed my48th year, you hoped I would resign at the end of 50years. You have forgotten it, I suppose. LXXXII Concord, 11 March, ^75. My dear Sam, I am delighted to see your writing again, & tobe invited again to your home. Surely I shall come tosee you, but it is now settled that I am to come withmy daughter Ellen to William Furnesss house. You know that he & I were first acquainted atMrs. Whitwells School — aged 4 & 5, — & you & Inever until 5 or 6; so he plainly had the oldest I that can claim two such sturdy friends inmy seventy first Spring. I believe all three of us haveagreed not to grow old, — certainly not to each other— and I am glad to read what you say of Dr. Fur-nesss, & what of your ovm family. Give my thank-ful regards to the last, & I remain Your affectionate R. W. EmersonSamuel Bradford, LXXXIII 25 March, 1875 My dear Waldo, As I doubt not you would never have forgivenAdam had he been so ungentlemanly, not to say un-christian, as to refuse to take a bite of the apple whichhad the marks of his ladys teeth in it, forbidden thoit was — we should all of us be indeed ** girt in thepoisoned robes of hereditary depravity* had he beenso base, — you will surely not find it in your heart tocondemn our photographic friend, Gutekunst, fortaking advantage of the opportunity, &, when thepleasure of mankind was concerned, disregarding allconsiderations of personal veracity, &, at one of thesittings of the Three Boys, directing the attention ofthe sun particularly to yourself. I send you a specimen of the result. He says hehonestly meant to take us all three, but Sams &mine were failures, while yours was so good, he cutit out, & you have it with the others which I sent bythis mail. Either the photographer aimed particularly * Repeated some 60 years ago with ad
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