
Quite a beautiful afternoon as I write. After frequently threatening rain, the sky has cleared up & for a little time at least it promises to be fine. So in a few minutes I will walk out to meet Fred Wild who sent me word he would come out this aftn.
I had a letter from him this morning in which he told me that he
had written to you & to Dr Bucke. So
I suppose you will get
his letter along with this.
I am almost clear of my "cold" now, only my long confinement to the house has rather taken it out of me. And it makes it more difficult for me to get properly acclimatised again. For the wet, dull raw weather we are having here, with its variability, storms & showers is a great change after the beautiful weather we had over there.
However, I shall soon be all right again. I don't know when I had
a cold that took such persistent hold
as this one has done. But the fact is that I got 2 or 3 colds
in succession—first in the gale at sea & then in my
outdoor work in wretched weather.
I wrote to Dr Bucke & to Traubel's yesterday. To the latter I have sent more detailed particulars of my voyage & home coming—as requested by them—I wished afterwards that I had written them to you, in case they might interest you at all, but they hardly seemed worth while at the time. And I have written in a microscopic hand that is hardly readable.

Horace reports that you remain pretty much as before.—Of course our best wishes & love are with you anyway. And we hope to hear pretty regularly, as heretofore how you are getting on.
I have not seen much of the "College" friends yet. They had a meeting at Dixon's on Monday night (not well attended, the weather being stormy) to discuss Bucke's "Mans Moral Nature"—Fred Wild leading the discussion. Dr. J. was there, & will doubtless mention it in writing to you. I sent a letter as my contribution to the talk.

Horace says that you refer to my American trip sometimes as "a triumph" for me. Anyhow it was a crowning good fortune. It is very wonderful to me when I consider how little I had to do with it, how it was shaped & guided by external circumstances, & how intimately it filled & crowned so much that had preceded. I felt all through that, in old phrase, I was indeed led by the Spirit, & divinely favoured.
It must be my care now to turn it to use. This my main aim & prayer.
But apart from these considerations I am glad to
to remember that I have seen you face to face, & talked,
& eaten & drunk with you in the simplest human way.
Apart altogether from your books I have met you as
man with man, friend with friend. And its result has been to confirm
& strengthen all the bonds which bound me to you before,
& to deepen my personal love.—And more besides, yet
to be unfolded.
Please do give my kindest regards to Warry & to Mrs Davis. With all best wishes
Yours affectionately J.W. Wallace.
