may 2, 1870 - Emily meets Thomas Wentworth Higginson
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After constantly declining Higginson's requests for a meeting or photograph, Emily finally meets with. They have been pen pals for more than eight years. "She came toward me with two day-lilies, which she put in a childlike way into my hand, saying softly under her breath, 'These are my introduction,'" says Higginson after their unsual meeting.
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