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be willing to see San Francisco swallowed up by an earthquake — as it is, however, I should prefer it to remain safe as long as she is here. — Dont you [[underlined]] tell on me tho [[/underlined]] ! I don't know and hardly dare suppose she cares a fig for me - but - well Russian alliances are apropos for Americans just now — anyway Ive some pleasant memories to take to the arctics with me, and am keeping one little soft spot in my heart despite the general hardening of that organ.
Such is life.
Kind regards to all
Yours always
R. Kennicott

I enclose Scammons photog - He is a brick - hard headed brick. Apropos Dr. Ayres is a selfish old humbug and is trying to do Scammon out of his work on atriceans.