The picture you so kindly sent is just received. Many thanks - Last Sunday I went to the Batchelders and they would not let me go to Mrs. E. I waited around here spellboundAs Written:spell bound until this morning, when I decided, live or die, survive or perish, I would go and tell her the truth. I took that dear Miss Vaughn along and went into Mrs. E's room alone with her - I was perfectly calm but wholly in earnest. She acted as she always does when she cannot subdue her subject.

After much plain talk she said she would not talk As Written: teallk longer with me, opened the door and Miss. Vaughn came in. Mrs E. began to appeal to her. Mr. Frye took me by the arm and drew me into the hall and closed the door, leaving Mrs. E. and V.Editorial Note: Miss Vaughn together. He and I stood conversing in the hall, I could hear it thunder and lighten and rain in Mrs. E's room. What I did not succeed in saying to her, I said to him. We talked nearly an hour. After which I left shaking hands goodbyeAs Written:good bye with him. He invited me to call when I came again to the city. I told him to tell Mrs. V.Editorial Note: Miss Vaughn when she came out that I had gone to her house. Mrs. E. raved As Written: raned and raved about me, says I am mesmerized and insane, and wanted Miss V.Editorial Note: Miss Vaughn to never, never speak to me again. I pitied her from the bottom of my heart. but I did my duty, and now As Written: new feel relieved and free to do as I like. Mr. Frye said "I wish Emma Hopkins was here", I said, "I wish she were too." He said "has she said anything" I answered "oh dear me! I have heard it from many sources." I said "You know her teachingsEditorial Note: Christian Science are delightful and her life inharmonious and unprincipled, and unless she casts out that secret sin that is devouring her she will be overwhelmed at last. I did not tell what I thought the sin was, but I said there was one, and until she closed its door she would forever be open to this secret fear that is eating out her very soul, she was agitated beyond all description. I am glad you were absent and really dear! my thought is that you would better remain so. Remember this - I said not one syllable that would implicate you or any other [*]Archival Note: The following text was later added to the document by the author or another annotator, disrupting the surrounding thought.Plunkett[*]Archival Note: End floating text. in the least, so don’t be frightened into it, and own anything, for I told not one person's name, I shall leave for DetroitEditorial Note: Detroit, Michigan tomorrow, and am happy, free, and fearless. If any disaster should come to me, it would not be through her, for she isn't able, my knowing. she is unable, makes her so, I do not know if this will find you: write me at once.