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Rio de Janeiro, [[underlined]] Dec 2, 1929 [[/underlined]]

Dear Prof Hitchcock,
As soon as I got back from Caparaó this morning I went to consulate for mail and learned from Miss Niles' letters that you had the first operation Nov 4 and the second (she cabled at my request) on Nov 13 "condition satisfactory".  I am so sorry there had to be two, but she writes as if that was expected. It is such a relief to have it over - I know you and Mrs. Hitchcock feel that way about it, too. I hope the suffering has not been terribly acute - I know it must have been bad

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