jot of regard or care for them � no more than she would have for her listeners,
were they not listeners. Pope, [word crossed out] turning over leaves of Tusso, which I
had brought for Jane Gibson. [words crossed out]. Presetly
Miss Jane & Mason returned from a walk � (bye the bye Mason leaves Canal
Street, and has a room here, with Mrs K in future.) Talk with her awhile
then with Lotty. Bright eyed, wayward girl, what a fool�s world is your lot cast
among, � all hollow natures, and not one to understand you, or love you for what
you really deserve loving for. As I sat beside her, I could not help talking earnest-
ly to her � with the especial proviso however that I was not in love, or
going to be. �What?� said she �you think I�m too much of a fool!� �No,� quoth
it; � were I sixteen in stead of progressing for ^|5| and twenty I would be, �as
tis I�ve other things to do in the World!� And so I have. She said she
wanted one �who�d love her for herself and nothing else, one who was generous,
would trust her, &c she didn�t care about his being good looking, were he a
gentleman! &c.� [word crossed out], She�ll surely find him, � impatiently fritter-
ing away time and familiarity with Bottom, or any number of Bottoms. I told
her of how I and Charley would lie awake & talk about her, whereat she
said �Mr Gunn, you�re very cruel.� And anon, that I was excentric.
[words crossed out]. This was tete a tete, with interruptions.
/ Jane Gibsons a pleasant, frank, wishing to please girl, with a desire of belief
in people. Tete a tete with her. / More general talk. Finally, as I stoop-
ed to light cigar from lamp on the staircase I heard Mrs Kidder say �He�s a
strange mortal!� [words crossed out]
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[words crossed out]. / Now I think I
can do justice to the Brown family � thus. 1. Unknown sister who has wor-
ked as a sister to bring them all up, well. One whom I think they honor, and are
jealous of favor with. Alfred Brown, Albany, know naught about him, save
