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wenton，andnowcanbearitbetter。Itiswork，however，thatI
cannotdointheevening，forifIdid，Ishouldhavenosleepatnight。Papa，Iamthankfultosay，isinimprovedhealth，andso，Ithink，amI；Itrustyouarethesame。
\"IhavejustreceivedakindletterfromMissMartineau。ShehasgotbacktoAmbleside，andhadheardofmyvisittotheLakes。