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4 maga- zine. I shall look forward to the others. No, my book is not as Big as the 'Silva'-but it is big enough I never
have it off my mind for a moment day or night. My wife leans over my shoulder to say 'Give him my love'. Your invitation
to the Yosemite will not be forgotten. therefore - always Faithfully your firend Henry F. Osborn 1 November 18th 1897
letterhead My dear Prof. Muir, We were very happy to hear from you again, in such a long delightful letter. and learn
of your Alaskan journey. The Osborns and chickarees are all blooming--staving off as late as possible the return to New York
and clinging to the country until Thanksgiving is over. We have you and your glacier always before us in the explorer's corner
of my library-panels, under Humboldt. And the mem- 02361