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4 How I should have liked to see Egypt and India in your company The immemorial East has always been a dream of mine but
I fear it will remain a shadow for me. Also California - another dream. I have not the courage now to undertake a long journey
nor indeed the means necessary. So I diligently peruse travels in various lands of which I possess quite an interesting series
in my library. Yours very sincerely Geo. Nicholson. 1 37, LARKFIELD, RICHMOND. 3. 2. 04 Dear Mr Muir I have
tried hard to procure Hooker's Journal in the Himalayas but so far have failed. The first edition is out of print (2 vols)
but a cheaper one I felt sure could be had. The other day however my order of a copy came back endorsed out of print. I am
sorry but I shall 03345