Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, March 28, 1893

Dearest Mary, I wrote against time bef. chapel this morning. I am so sorry you were made sick. It was all my stupid mistake and haste in not explaining, and I fear your rest cure will be useless on acct of my affairs. And why did you have a wretched night Sunday I wonder after all your promises? Surely my SatGÇÖs letter did not distress you - did it? Oh dear, why cannot we have a little calm. You do not seem very sure about my coming not tiring you and I wish I knew whether if I only read to you and talked quietly seeing me would be bad for you. Remember your rest cure has not begun yet on acct of the agitation of my affairs and if I come on to see you it cannot begin till after that. Your being so tired only shows how much in need of rest you were and now at last you shall rest. But first about my coming. Could you send your nurse out of my room for one night, do you suppose? If I come I could come only Thursday aft at 2:30 and stay till Friday aft or at latest Sat. morning. Tomorrow night I shall be in Germantown 9 East Penn St so address your letter to The Acorn Club 1424 Walnut ST telling me whether or not to come. Mamie would I think feel that it was only reasonable I should tell you about my Trustees etc and she in any case cannot leave Baltimore till Monday of next week. I fear if I can get off I must go to Baltimore about our sch. exhibit on Sat. - to be sure everything is right. Photogr and everything is arranged for. To think of seeing you! Howard Comfort I shall talk to before leaving and then all will be done. Ed. Bettle I believe I thoroughly convinced. I should be amazed if he voted against me. He too is desperately opposed to a woman but I think he thinks there is no other alternative and to me personally he could not have been nicer. It will be the Garrett Bros. and Francis Cope versus I fancy the others. Howard ComfortGÇÖs attitude I do not know. Chas. TaylorGÇÖs wife is dying. It seems too bad to trouble him does it not? My dear, so much has happened in the ten days since you left that, or the ten days that it will be if I come, that I cannot imagine what seeing you will be like. Ask Dr. Cushier about a specialist to see your back for that will be part of my mission. Tell me where The Holland House is and if you tell me to come expect me between 5 -+ and 6 on Thursday unless I telegraph. Apart from your 10000 another thing will make my disappointment much greater if I leave. I believe since talking to them I can manage to have these Trustees in entire sympathy with liberalism and so my regret will be much greater. Goodbye my dear one. I hope you are better. [telegram: Telegraph your temperature and how you are shall I come this afternoon M. Carey Thomas]