The shadows of my beloved friends fell every day upon my joys.

However, I would be nearer Sally.

It was a comfort when we were in Albany to reflect that she was somewhere in that noisy, bewildering spread of streets and buildings.

I walked a few blocks from the landing, taking careful note of my way--mentally blazing a trail for fear of getting lost--and looked wistfully up a long street.
There were many people, but no Sally.
The judge received me kindly and gave Purvis a job in his garden.

I was able to take his dictation in sound-hand and spent most of my time in taking down contracts and correspondence and drafting them into proper form, which I had the knack of doing rather neatly.