Dearest Mary, Would it not have been sweet in you to write me a little line of welcome or regret on my arrival, as I shall not be in Baltimore for so long. Perhaps because every one else remembered to do so I ought rather to thank them than scold you. At the last moment, what with my English WomenGÇÖs English money and utter helplessness to calculate anything but sixpences, I could not get a gold piece changed and so had to ask you to give Miss Davies the two dollars. I return it with thanks. I have just heard of Miss KnoxGÇÖs engagement which was not a surprise as Bessie told me she suspected it four or five months ago. I so hope you approve, although I should think it would be a trial. It makes a little difference that Miss Knox approves of marriage so desperately. When you write to her will you not give her my good wishes. SInce my convictions have grown I have never been able to get GÇ£congratulationsGÇ¥ out with an air of sincerity. Everything looks very sweet here and we shall be crowded with students I think. It would be hard to give up - no not give up, but defer, take slowly instead of greedily - pictures and books and leisure in immortal places if my college does not succeed in quality (not quantity of course) - would it not? But sometimes, as now, I think perhaps it will do its part towards GÇ£cultureGÇ¥ and then hand the torch to some other. England ought to have done us both good and for myself I hope I shall be much nicer about the school and everything. Since I am rested I realize that I was so tired I could not be nice - like courage it is a matter of nerves often. And you too, Mary - with your permission I am going to forget, if possible, all that happened before we left - that left me so out of touch that sometimes the summer I was a little frightened. It is a great bore to differ from a person whom one always prefers should be in the right and oneGÇÖs self in the wrong, so it shall go down as GÇ£nervesGÇ¥ not variance. And now goodbye. The school and Miss Davies each could fill a letter, but if it yielded, my own Miss Davieses would go wrong meanwhile. I shall not be able to get home till next week as our new students will detain me - It will be very nice to see you again. I feel as if it had been three months at least and three months that were three years in emotion and sentiment. A week of cathedrals is worth a cycle of Cathary. Yours lovingly, Minnie C. Th.