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  My dear Walt Whitman,

My best thanks to you for your kind postcard of March 23rd.—And also thanks to you for your postcard to Dr Johnston, received this week

By far the gladdest news we have received for many a day is that contained in your latest communication (March 24th);—"even a suspicion of a shade easier, & the long horrible drain spell being broken." God grant   that this may indeed be so! It is indeed "a consummation devoutly wished" by us, & we shall look forward eagerly to further news confirming it. And yet I am afraid (if the weather over there at all resembles the weather here) that we must wait a little for any definite confirmation of it. But it heartens us to look forward with more assured hope to the better weather coming, when you will be able to get out again & to absorb the vitalizing influences of the glad spring & summer.

 

I cannot tell you how much we feel your unwearied kindness in sending us word of your condition. Thanks to you from our deepest hearts.

Dr J. & I were both very much pleased in the beginning of the week to receive letters from Traubel;—full of hearty friendliness & replete with interesting news.—Written at night with other work (for the "Conservator") before him, they doubly evidenced his kindness & good will. Nor were they less interesting to us as coming from one who is so much about you, & as emanating   indirectly (in a sense) from you too. Thanks to you both.

The weather here has been very stormy lately—yesterday & today especially so. As I write a strong S. E. wind is blowing, with cold heavy rain.

Tomorrow (Saturday) I expect Fred Wild to spend the afternoon with me—&, if the weather is better, perhaps Dr. J.

Hoping for better news, & with best love always,

I remain Yous affectionately J.W. Wallace

P.S. Will you give my affectionate regards to Traubel?