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Castle RockGarrison on Hudson Garrisons on Hudson, N.Y, August 10, 1911 My brave darling Helen: It is awfully good of
you to offer to give up illegible but it would never do to leave you and the baby. I would only fret all the more. It was
too late anyhow as it turns out for my ship, the Dennis of the illegible Saturday morning instead of Wednesday morning. I
will be all alright anyway. It is now half past six in the evening and I have just finished the Yosemite Book illegible