Poor man,
his wife leads him a cat and dog life, I hear, with her jealousy. We had
a _sweet_ talk; he admires Canticles almost as much as I do (z): and has
promised to take my book and get it cast on the Lord (g) for me.
_"March 15th._--To _please,_ one must not be faithful. (h) Miss L., after
losing all her relations, and at thirty years of age, is to be married
next week. She came to me and gushed out about the blessing of having at
last one earthly friend to whom she could confide everything. On this I
felt it my duty to remind her she might lose him by death, and then what
a blank; and I was going on to detach her from the arm of flesh, when she
burst out crying, and left me abruptly; couldn't bear the truth, poor
woman.
"In the afternoon met _him_ and bowed, and longed to speak, but thought
it my duty not to: cried bitterly on reaching home."
_"March l7th._--Transcribed all the (i) texts on Solomon's Song. It seems
to be the way He (j) has marked out for me to serve him."
_"March 19th._--Received this letter from Alfred:
'DEAR JANE,--I send you a dozen kisses and a piece of advice; learn more;
teach less: study more; preach less: and don't be in such a hurry to
judge and condemn your intellectual and moral superiors, on insufficient
information.
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