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A-1127   My dear friend

Upon the whole I shall have to beg off from Monday night. The doctor enjoins upon me that I am like an old wagon body—must keep rigidly to the smooth ordinarily traveled roads, & not cut across lots any how. Give my friendliest greetings & wishes to Miss Terry & Mr Irving—Should they, or either, feel any day—say from 2 to 3 in the afternoon—like calling upon me here, I should rate   it a welcome honor.

—If you have not procured the tickets before receiving this let them go unprocured—Best remembrances to Mrs. Williams.

Walt Whitman

Show this note to Miss Terry and Mr Irving—& if Miss T has the least desire to keep it, please let her do so.