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4 more - to give you the opportunity not to go with me if you at all dreaded it. The more I think it over the more I think
it will be impossible to ignore what has just happened. it would put me in a questionable position. I intend therefore, to
speak to Mr Hooker about it, and of course I cannot judge what the result will be. if I should ignore his decided message,
it would put him in the position of having illegible illegible e full warning, and therefore he could proceed against me
1 San Francisco Sept. 17. My dear Mr Muir I was just about to write you when your letter was handed in. It was good,
and it contented me to have you say you enjoyed your visit. I feared you had gone away thinking our main topic was too unhappy.
Never mind there is always 04878