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for permission to bring my work in so as to be ready. The payment will be on the 9th and I will allow three days for the interview with Wa-xi-ghi an the Priestess Weaver. They don't come to time and they can't be hurried up and lots of time goes to waste in that way. I am anticipating something good from these two persons and [[inserted]] a little [[/inserted]] from Ka-wa-xo-dse, the man from whom I secured that interesting wa-xo-h of which I have written you. It may be that I can get off by the 18" at the latest but I shall try to start earlier if possible.

In one of your recent letters you spoke of Dora being sick. I hope she is better now and is around as usual. Tell her about when I expect to start home. I hope that she has overcome the notion of leaving.

I have caught a cold which is a little troublesome but otherwise I