Yr letters (two) & J W [Wallace]'s & one f'm Dr Bucke rec'd this evn'g: & I am delighted a seeing W & B. so soon— Am still holding the fort (after a fashion) & have just eaten quite a supper—hot weather yet but more tolerable to me—Mrs: O'Connor comes to morrow, guest of Horace & Mrs: T & to see Dr B—Catarrh more tyrannical with me than ever—
W W