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I cabled Mr. Pratt! that I would start Pershing here and finish him in America if they would get some one else to do Orlando, 

I would like to get out of going to Italy, I am afraid the strain would be too much, I dread it, especially in Summer, and the conditions of travel are so hard, so I hope for a favorable answer, which will enable me to get home much quicker, maybe the 1st of Sept. and you bet I am mighty anxious to get back, 

If I had known all the difficulties and realized the strain over here, I would have hesitated, but