YoursEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. received a short time ago and intended writing you before this. but was somewhat surprised at the contents of your letter. and I really could not bring myself to sit down and write till now. I cannot imagine why you wrote me as you did. I will answer your questions to this best of my ability. I could answer you better if I knew the cause you have for saying I do not have the same love and affection for you as ever, I know that I do. but as you write me that you know I do not. presume it will be useless for me to try to convince you to the contrary.

I will acknowledge that since reading your letter I have had strange thoughts, but I have conquered them, or I could not have written you. as I have often told you my thoughts even dreams to you the first time I saw you long before I spoke to you. I seldom care More for one person than another, but to me you have always seemed something As Written:some thing Superior to every one else, some someone As Written:some one that I could learn of, look up to, and take for a guide. since I have been here I have been and am still working for the cause of Christian Science and am striving to be an honor to it. and not a hindrance. I do not feel rich enough yet to do all I want to. but am willing to do my share towards bearing the expenses. of church and selling the books. I have written to Mr Frye. sent him a letter last Sunday night, asking him to express me six Set of Science & Health. have sold three of the sets ordered and have the money for them. I said I have sent for them so they come in every day to see if they have come, & its Thursday and I have not as yet received them. I told Mr Frye I would have them all sold & bring him money for some when I came up to Boston next month. so if you will please speak to him about it I will be greatly obliged. just as I have got this written about the books the express man has just brought them in to me. so it’s As Written: its all right. regarding my influence with Mr Cox & Baker. I have not used it on them at all. they said to me when I first came here that they would like to learn this method of healing. but I did not take it that they intended doing so, you say I could not teach them as you could. no one is better aware of that fact then myself As Written:my self . and I have never even thought of such a thing as teaching them. I never said I would or could teach them. and they have never asked me if I would teach them. I have not seen either of them since the first of the Winter. I have answered your letter Teacher the best I know how, but I feel that there is a something As Written:some thing , or you would not have written me as you have, what that something As Written:some thing is I don’t As Written: dont know, and knowing or feeling that, I don’t As Written: dont feel quite the freedom of thought in writing you. I can’t As Written: cant seem to write my thoughts to you as freely as usual, that is all the way I can explain the restraint I feel in writing today As Written:to day .

I acknowledge your letterEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. and its tone has grieved me very much, because I know of no reason for you to feel so towards me, but I won’t As Written: wont write any more today As Written:to day about it, for the more I write about it the more unhappy it makes me feel. please remember me to all, and hoping to hear from you when you have a few spare moments to give me, I am