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now of failing. But this is just the beginning of the longer road up. I am sure she will make it with conditions improved about her. I have been always very gay, telling of funny things that have been happening to me, and everytime we met, like Myerson, only under cover of some other person, giving her a little lesson. For instance, Miss Deichmann, - showing her how splendidly she has emerged from what must have been a rather unhappy period. Miss D. said to me, "You know I was never very attractive to boys" ... and Doris at once sympathized when I [[strikethrough]] to [[/strikethrough]] repeated this. She has great admiration for her strength of character, and I have urged her to go to her alternating with Dr Tisca -- I have told Miss D. & Bryant all about her self conscious periods & unhappiness, and they are standing ready - Miss D. wants her to come over & label some stuff, will give her a job, etc.

As for me, I haven't slept much until the past 2 nights, and have been on my toes daytimes. At the Museum I am working for all I am worth. Bequaert is interested, and when I showed him a practically completed 'ms said he would like it for Psyche, & would furnish me with material for putting together the plate. That & the lettering will take 1 day, but I couldn't send the big thing safely thru the mail from work. I can't begin to finish all the Myochrous, but am working up the type specimen drawings and may be able to bring back the rest. Bequaert saw my ms & some glimpses of the drawings & was quite anxious to have it for a Bull of the M.CZ. but I told him I had already spoken to Chapin who will take it in the [[hat?]]. Museum Prac. It made me feel very happy at his confidence in my work. The one graduate student that I know, Werner, who is in Darlington's room in his absence, is also just as nice as he can be, and of his own accord, has hunted thru the