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final decision as to my acceptance of the place. Last Monday I re- 

 ceived an official notice from the Keeper of the Corporation Records 



the title smacks of royalty and compares favorably with "the Keeper 



of the Robes" or "the Lady of the Bedchamber" that I had been appoint- 

 ed by the august body that he represents as an Assistant in the Herbar- 

 ium for the year 1890--91. Good! I am therefore at the present time 

 holding two large positions , and if I could only draw both salaries at 

 the same time I would be reasonably happy. If everything goes well 

 you may look for me in Cambridge on that most appropriate anniversary— 



All-Fool's Day;for ---was it not the great William who remarked ? 



"The wise man knows himself to be a fool." 



I think I wrote you that my wife had been ill most of the summer. 

 She toas gotten better now and is at her father's for a Change of air 

 and scene in the hopes of still further betterment. Her letters lead 

 us to think that she is improving , and the new doctor whom she has con- 

 sulted there says that he thinks she will cone along all right. I am 

 glad that she got away when she did for since she went we have had 

 nothing but a succession of cloudy and rainy days, too warm for a fire 

 and too cold and damp to be without one, ^^Wfc^^^ 



Let me hear from you, ray dear fellow , whenever you get time. ¥y 

 warmest regards to Mrs.Deane. 



Ever yours , 



