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  Dear S H M

Am surviving yet & in good spirits (sort) after the past nearly four months—Am still imprison'd here in my sick room, unable to move around or get out at all—but have my brain power as before & right arm volition—(now reduced to them what great blessings they are!)—November Boughs is all done printed & press'd & waits the binding—will send you one as soon as I get it—then I am to have a Complete W W in one large 900 Vol. ($6) L of G, Spec. Days, & Nov. B—all & several condensed in one—this is now going through the presses—your bust of me still holds out fully in my estimation.—I consider it (to me at any rate) the best & most characteristic really artistic & satisfactory rendering of any—so tho't by me.—the bust of Elias Hicks pleases & satisfies me first rate—goes to the right spot—the little arm chair statuette is here (as when you left it) & must not be forgotten—it is valuable exceedingly—Horace is invaluable to me—I couldn't have done anything with the printing without him—Whether I shall get out of this slough remains uncertain—I am comfortable—

Love to you & all inquiring friends Walt Whitman   Whitman.