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No, no, no, I'm not cross! But I'm still very wobbly from that influenza, and people have been unusually merciless in pursuit of me. I am not accepting any invitations, but even writing notes of polite refusal becomes a heavy task.
The Commencement at Columbia was really quite thrilling and splendid; I wish some of
you could have seen it. I was the only woman among the seven recipients of honorary degrees, the rest were
all old men, as you will see by their pictures. I sat between the th two Deans of the University put a gorgeous collar
about my neck and fastened it on my shoulders, and conducted me back to my seat on
the platform. The other six were applauded only after the degree was bestowed, but I
was applauded like a ball game, both before and after.
The great old Cuban patriot,
After the ebco
come down.
I am sending the silk-and -velvet collar of Columbia and the one I got at Michigan, home to Iv I've no room for them now,
and she has made a special place in her spare room to keep such things for me. You
can see them, if you wish, when you go
I hope and pray you will like your beads, and
In a few days I will send you some envelopes addressed to