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April 2nd Down, Bromley Kent

[date added later but apparently wrong:] 68

Dear George –

Father's tender heart is thawed by hearing that you can't afford to ride in cabs. He hears that there are nice busses in Paris & he is going to tip you £20 to go into them occasionally. Shall he send it where & how? He doesn't want u to take any more trouble about Revues des D. M. [Revue des Deux Mondes] for Quatrefages is going to send them all to him.

He is désolé at not having found you at home – 3rdly he wd like to know St. H.'s opinion of the leforets. I am

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sorry to say I feel v. empty of write & my pen is unsatisfac but I believe in my heart […]

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Machynlleth. […]

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glad rather Sno goes today […]

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[date added later:] Ap 2/68

Talking of civilization […]

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bailiff put out of the way. […]

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March is going out like a 100 of lions. […]

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I shall go over to Rbourne & hear if it was a spirited one. […]