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if you will let me know
if they seem to you practical.

I fear, after all, that
I have attempted what
I am not fitted for and
that I have ambition
without power as regards
this matter. If the
MS. tells such a story do
not fear to tell me so.

I know that the modicum
of talent for teaching
primary botany with some
credit does not necessarily
make one a good book
maker.

With many thanks for your