[Manchester—Saturday, 7 September 1867]

Sat. the Danas and ourselves took our dinner and passed the day at Pigeon Cove. Met a gang of men at work on the new road to Andrews Point. Mr Babson wished to make us a present of a lot of land but I do not wish to accept—in the first place I prefer Manchester and in the second it is not wisdom to accept gifts in this world too easily—“nothing for nothing” is too good a proverb to say and forget.

We took our dinner on the point; the grey sky and grey sea overspread us and rolled measurelessly at our feet—very grand and sweet it was.

Mrs Dana gave me a clear picture of the youthful days (the few years before marriage) of Mary Ward now Mrs Charles Dorr the lady-entertainer of Boston and Julia Ward before her marriage with Dr Howe.


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