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shall be without my husband — a year of anxiety and worry 

 to me. It has been arranged to have two of the boys accom- 

 pany the expedition, merely as a " supporting-party," and their 

 farthest point will probably be the Humboldt Glacier; I can 

 therefore expect news from the interior in three weeks or less. 

 The last ten days have been one continuous rush for me, and 



Preparing for the Start. 



part of the time I hardly knew where I was. After I am 

 rested I shall begin a thorough overhauling of everything, and 

 get things ready for packing. As I write, II.45 P- M-> the 

 sun is shining, and as I think Mr. Peary will begin his march 



