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The next morning we went on the _Sylph_ up the James River, and on the return trip visited three of the dearest places you can imagine, Shirley, Westover, and Brandon. THE NEXT MORNING WE WENT ON THE SOUTH UP JAMES RIVER AND ON THE RETURN TRIP VISITED THREE OF THE DEAREST PLACES YOU CAN IMAGINE SHIRLEY WESTOVER AND BRANDON
 experience in such cases, made the usual speech, held the usual reception, went to the usual lunch, etc., etc. In the evening Mother and I got on the _Sylph_ and went to Norfolk to dine. When the _Sylph_ landed we were met by General Grant to convoy us to the house. I was finishing dressing, and Mother went out into the cabin and sat down to receive him. In a minute or two I came out and began to hunt for my hat. Mother sat very erect and pretty, looking at my efforts with a tolerance that gradually changed to impatience. Finally she arose to get her own cloak, and then I found that she had been sitting gracefully but firmly on the hat herself--it was a crush hat and it had been flattened until it looked like a wrinkled pie. Mother did not see what she had done so I speechlessly thrust the hat toward her; but she still did not understand and took it as an inexplicable jest of mine merely saying, "Yes, dear," and with patient dignity, turned and went out of the door with General Grant. E I HAD THE USUAL EXPERIENCE IN SUCH CASES MADE THE USUAL SPEECH HELD THE USUAL RECEPTION WENT TO THE USUAL LUNCH ET CETERA ET CETERA IN THE EVENING MOTHER AND I GOT ON THE SYLPH AND WENT TO NORFOLK TO DINE WHEN THE SYLPH LANDED WE WERE READ BY GENERAL GRANT TO CONVEY US TO THE HOUSE I WAS FINISHING DRESSING AND MOTHER WENT OUT INTO THE CABIN AND SAT DOWN TO RECEIVE HIM IN A MINUTE OR TWO I CAME OUT AND BEGAN TO HUNT FOR MY HAT MOTHER SAT VERY ERECT AND PRETTY LOOKING AT MY EFFORTS WITH A TOLERANCE THAT GRADUALLY CHANGED TO IMPATIENCE FINALLY SHE AROSE TO GET HER OWN CLOAK AND THEN I FOUND THAT SHE HAD BEEN SITTING GRACEFULLY BUT FIRMLY ON THE HAT HERSELF IT WAS A CRUSH HAT AND IT HAD BEEN FLATTENED THAT IT LOOKED LIKE A WRINKLED PIE MOTHER DID NOT SEE WHAT SHE HAD DONE SO I SPEECHLESSLY THRUST THE HAT TOWARD HER BUT SHE STILL DID NOT UNDERSTAND AND TOOK IT AS AN INEXPLICABLE JEST OF MINE MERELY SAYING YES DEAR AND WITH PATIENT DIGNITY TURNED AND WENT OUT OF THE DOOR WITH GENERAL GRANT
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