%images;]> magbell-03910416 Letter from Mabel Hubbard Bell to Alexander Graham Bell, undated, with transcript: a machine-readable transcription. The Alexander Graham Bell Collection. Selected and converted. American Memory, Library of Congress.

Washington, DC, 1998.

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1998/12/21 0004

Letter from Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell to Dr. Alexander Graham Bell. 1331 Connecticut Avenue. (Washington, D. C.) (Oct. 29th 1896) Alec dear:

I love you and the days and hours are long since you left me.

Did you know that Charles Darwin left four sons all of them distinguished men now, and that he married his cousin who was a daughter of the famous house of Wedgewood? Wonder whether any of them has married and has children?

I have no new facts to communicate. Elsie seems interested in both her French and physics. She is a nice child, but aggravating sometimes. So is her Father too! and perhaps you may think the same of me, poor fellow I am awfully sorry if I wasn't as nice as I might have been when you were down. But your views on physicians alarm me, for what will become of me if you were to be really seriously ill. You can never realize what a large part of the happiness of a woman consists in “fussing” over those she loves, and how really hard it is for her to be ordered to forego that delight when her whole heart is yearning over her sick husband or child. I hope you arrived safely this evening two hours ago and have not added to your cold. It is quite warm here, still too warm for coats when one is walking.

Now good night. I am going to see whether Gibson can tell me anything interesting enough about Constantine Parlaiologos to keep me awake. I don't think myself his Decline and Fall is as interesting as it might be. Elsie has nearly finished her paper.

Much love to you, Your Mabel.