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B C Christmas

My Dear William

I have been writing to everyone & not to you one word and now I must send one word of greeting before the letters are finally closed - We have a very hard frost & the Gentlemen are all gone to the Roads & the young Ladies to look on at the Hunters. The only party in the room is my sister - & Julia & her Baby are seated on the Floor playing. The great cold seeps ones fingers & feet & I am glad to sit near the fire - & to dress myself very warmly - I think the climate has done James an immensity of good, he looks quite another man & very seldom complains of not feeling well.  We are [Indecipherable] him to spend Christmas, & it seems likely to be a merry one for there is a large party of young people. The Thompsons come this [Eg?] - & Harry Norseman is

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dogs or birds. I must have flowers. I don't know what there is left to tell you - for what James misses Elizth takes up. I think Charley is very happily married, Julia makes herself part & parcel of this family - & there is much in her to make her very winning & charming - I do not think her at all plain in face - but a very bad figure. Libby is just as energetic as ever - she must be much thinner than when you knew her - & Mary is growing into a tall pretty Girl - Phil is very tall & very ugly but full of [fancy?]

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