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Sent you quite a letter & budget of papers last evn'g—hope you rec'd them right—hope the big books have surely reach'd you all right by this time—I ought to be better than I am—but am feeling bad & sore & tired out—had a decided bowel movement this forenoon—appetite pretty good (I have just eaten some chocolate ice cream)—have not eaten any solid food for ten days—drink cold milk by preference—have much thirst—Dr Walsh comes every day, seems to watch carefully but gives no medicine—I like him & his ways—Have been sitting up here trying the morning newspaper—the utter fiasco of poor Lesseps—the 81st birthday of Whittier—&c—have now been sitting up from three to four hours—have written to Kennedy—Yours of 16th rec'd & welcom'd—two sweet nice letters from 15 y'r girls—so good, so tasty—I must now get to bed to rest—

Walt Whitman