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of time from this unfortunate jealousy of myself - Had I only been an old fossilipherous sober
looking slow coach less communicative and energetic I believe I should have been allowed to put the thing through. - As it is I may yet be called upon to take a prominent place in the work -

But Ill bet my new hat that if I do it after this - or if I dont appear in Chicago the last of
next March - it will be because I can do a whacking big thing for Natural History on the one hand and get well paid by the Co on the other.