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with the larger one was one of the first things I proposed] when I arrived here.-
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Any displeasure I had felt was very short lived, however--And ^[[I]] came very near paying my meddling friends the red-tapists. -

I had gone into the big operation with a rush because I considered I could not with honor back out - and had calmly made up my mind to forego any extensive [[strikethrough]] zoological [[/strikethrough]] Natural History operations for this year. [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]]

Now it was otherwise!  I did not even take any visible offence at the childishness of Pope in ostentatiously refusing advice or assistance from me - I went to Col Bulkley and asked if he wished me to give any further assistance or advice - He told me not. -
   
I then wrote private letters to Dr. Tolmer, ^[[at ?protown]] Brass at Halkett and Watner

H.B.