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Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore.

degree next year and I feel a longing
to get into a place where I can
have [instruments?] and [?]. The
next two or three years will largely
decide what sort of a [?] I shall
make of science.

If you and Prof. Hicks should
favor my appointment to [some?] [and?]
position in the University, I believe you
would find me faithful to my charge.
And [their?] opportunity for me to continue
in my spare time, the botanical work
would be a rare one.

I fear that the Chancellor
might feel that I am rather an
[injudicious?] character to encourage
as an instructor of the young and no
doubt I have given him occasion to
respect me. However, I am older
and wiser than I was and he may
be sure that he would always have