I hope the _To-days_ have come safe to hand. I am thinking a great deal about the new edition; and cannot help hoping you are going to revert to the plan of the Centennial Edition, which issued your writings in two independent volumes. May I, without being presumptuous, dear Walt, tell you how I should dearly like to see them arranged? I want "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry," "Song at Sunset," "Song of the Open Road," "Starting from Paumanok," "Carol of Words," "Carol of Occupations" and either as "As I Sat by Blue Ontario's Shore" or the Preface to edit. 55 put into "Two Rivulets"--you could make room for them that the volumes might balance in size by making them exchange places with the "Centennial Songs" and the "Memoranda During the War"; not that these are not precious to me, but I want it dearest because I want in the Two Rivulet Volume what will best prepare the reader, lift him up to the true point of view, and make him all your own, before he comes to the inner sanctuary of "Calamus" & "Walt Whitman" & "Children of Adam." Monday morn. Your letter just to hand. It gives me deep joy, dear Friend. I have sent copies of _To-Day_ to Dr. Bucke & John Burroughs but did not know of his change of address; so fear it has miscarried. I will send another, and also one to W. O'Connor.--You did not tell me about your fall--unless indeed a letter has been lost. It fills me with concern because of the difficulty it increases in getting that free out-door life that is so dear & essential to your soul & body, and because, too, I still cherished in my heart a hope that I should yet see you again--here in my own home--& now it seems next to an impossibility. Right thankful am I to hear about Mrs. Davis--that she takes good care of you--please give her a friendly greeting from me. I am going to have rather a bothersome summer--first of all, the house full of workmen to make all clean & tidy; & then my Scotch lassie, friend & factotum rather than servant, must have a holiday & go to her friends in Scotland for a month. I shall heartily welcome your friend, no need to say, & be sure to like her. Love from Grace & Herb. & most of all from me. I have plenty more to say but won't delay this. Good-bye, dear Walt. ANNE GILCHRIST. LETTER LXXVI ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _12 Well Rd., Hampstead, Eng. July 20, '85._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: