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We visited the Stock Exchange and a steamboat. Helen was greatly interested in

the boat, and insisted on being shown every inch of it from the engine to the flag
on the flagstaff. I was gratified to read what the Nation had to say about Helen
last week.

Captain Keller has had two interesting letters since the publication of the
“Report,” one from Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, and the other from Dr. Edward

Everett Hale. Dr. Hale claims kinship with Helen, and seems very proud of his
little cousin.

Dr. Bell writes that Helen’s progress is without a parallel in the education of the

deaf, or something like that and he says many nice things about her teacher.

March 5, 1888.

I did not have a chance to finish my letter yesterday. Miss Ev.

came up to help me make a list of words Helen has learned. We have got as far
as P, and there are 900 words to her credit. I had Helen begin a journal March
1st.[Most of this journal was lost. Fortunately, however, Helen Keller wrote so
many letters and exercises that there is no lack of records of that sort.] I don’t
know how long she will keep it up. It’s rather stupid business, I think. Just now
she finds it great fun. She seems to like to tell all she knows. This is what Helen
wrote Sunday: “I got up, washed my face and hands, combed my hair, picked
three dew violets for Teacher and ate my breakfast. After breakfast I played with
dolls short. Nancy was cross. Cross is cry and kick.

I read in my book about large, fierce animals. Fierce is much cross and strong
and very hungry. I do not love fierce animals. I wrote letter to Uncle James. He
lives in Hotsprings. He is doctor. Doctor makes sick girl well. I do not like sick.

Then I ate my dinner. I like much icecream very much. After dinner father went
to Birmingham on train far away. I had letter from Robert. He loves me. He said
Dear Helen, Robert was glad to get a letter from dear, sweet little Helen. I will
come to see you when the sun shines. Mrs. Newsum is Robert’s wife. Robert is