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But speaking of "delay
of a week or two before the
books come" when must the
class begin the studies
assigned to me? Are these
studies all deferred till I
come? And when am I ex
pected? When I last
wrote to Pres. [ ], I said
substantially that my wife's
health and circumstances
previously referred to, make
my movements uncertain and
push any [illegible] rather in-
definitely into the end of Spring
or opening of summer; and he
replied to the affect that
matters could be easily ar-
ranged accordingly. As to
my wifes health, the degree
and length of her disablement
after passing a crisis in prospect,
cannot be predicted.
As to

But she asking of "delay
of a week in turn before the
book come" when must the
class begin the [illegible]
assigned come? Are then
students all deferred till I
come? And when am I ex
pected? When I cant
[illegible] I said
[illegible] that my wifes
health and [illegible]
referred to make
my movement uncertain and
push any [illegible] rather in
definitely into the end of Spring
or spring of summer; and he
replied to the [illegible] that
matter [illegible] be said ar
ranged accordingly. As to
my wifes health the degree
and [illegible] of the [illegible]
after passing a crisis in [illegible]
As to