11/26 One of them is so strikingly beautiful that I cannot take my eyes from her when they have been tempted to that quarter. She speaks with indescribable grace and animation, has the sweetest eyes and lips-- 'And all the time I am thinking of some one else. Ah, if _you_ were here! How we would enjoy ourselves among these southern scenes! Alone, it is delightful; but with you for a companion, with you to talk about everything in your splendidly frank way! This French girl's talk is of course only silly chatter; it makes me long to hear a few words from your lips--strong, brave, intelligent. Suppose I were to look up and see you standing just in front of me, there on the pavement. You have come in a few hours straight from London. |