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been composed of 50 or 75 members. The chanting of the ritual by the priests was Joue-Cuculain parts there was a grand crescendo the voice, a turkish baratone, rose in a chromatic scale & at its highest note, the choir took up the note & carried it on in wonderful harmony. I shall never hear its like again. Moscow was interesting, and my three days sail on the Volga, & my visit in the house of a noble man, by nature as well as rank in the Eastern part of Russia only 24 miles from the Liberian border - I was over 9 or miles East of Constantinople - from the time I left America I was a third around the globe.! Of my visit to Tolstoy I will tell you some other time for it was an experience well worth having. I was much cordially received. Tolstoy was [[?xceply]] interested in my researches. I shall send him some of my paper when I reach home. So far I have not been able write a letter of acknowledgement o any of the people who have been gracious to me - for until this afternoon I've not had much when I could sit down. We go, & there is so much to see. When I get to Geneva tomorrow I