Dec 24 69 dear little Murray When will you come & / see me. I want to talk / about things, but this / week has been so / horribly dissipated - no / work, no anything that / I wanted: tomorrow / night I go to the theatre / I'll send you a second / letter & tell you what / theatre & when & / if you could meet me. / we would go together / - saw the portrait / & thought it very / promising - Mr. Morris / would tell you the / things I said / about it. / I wrote before to you / and got my head / gardener to direct it, I / hope he made no mess of / the direction - / ah me - no work done - Love in ruins not touched / - nothing done - 2 days / horrible headache & / a talkative visitor / in the house - I / will write & tell you / about tomorrow - / Mr. Allingham is with me / & we propose going to / see She Stoops to / Conquer - if it is / acted tomorrow / night at St. James' / theatre. be there / & I'll take you / in - I'll write & / state time: goodbye / youraffec / EB-J