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Pittsburgh April 20th 1882 My Dear Miss Alice, I want to write it thus because Alice is one of my favorite names, - and I would like it associated with one whom I shall be glad to have met - always. I am glad they all listened to you, if the response was not one that could be desired. You must always remember that every work worth [[?]] meets with discouragements at the beginning. I have often noticed that the projects which set out and with a grand flourish [[end page]]