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501.
September 11, 1905

My dear Brit:-
Your letter just received and you say that the rush of business caused  you to have your secretary send the letter in which you asked for the return of Bandelier's book; I shall attribute the tone and mild sarcasm of this letter to the same cause and, therefore, answer accordingly.
The circumstances of the case you fully understand; suffice it to say that, upon receiving the book from you I went to Prof. Bandeliers room and broached the subject to him. He said that he had spent one of the most pleasant evenings of his life with you and Mrs. Brittin the evening of his talk; he said that you both treated them like princes and he invited you to return the call. As he did not see you after that nor even hear from you he felt that you had slighted him, that is by not returning the call and allowing him to see more of you and Mrs. Brittin. Far from censure it was, in itself, a very pretty compliment to you. I am sorry that you looked upon it in another light. What his motives were in saying that it would be well for you to present the book in person, I do not know, unless it would give him an opportunity of having a chat with you, which, I know, he would enjoy. At all events I felt that it would not be the proper thing to present the book as you had requested, under these circumstances.