for a general expression of opinion as to whether,if the work should appear to 
be sufficiently well done,there would be a possibility g i. thus puolisnxng xt*He 
wrote back a very oordial better,in which he said that he had conferred with the 
director about the matter and while they of course could not at this stage make 
any absolute promises he thought that this was the kind of work they wanted,and 
he urged me to prepare and offer the work to them.I told him that I should pro- I 
babiy have to have a year or so more to finish it up and to this he readily agree 
I am glad to have this possibility of publication for I shall feel more encourage 
to take the time necessary to put the Ms into shape for publication than if I | 
saw no chance ahead.I cook the liberty of telling Allen that perhaps you or fer- 
nald could give him some idea of the value of the work in case he wanted an out¬ 
side expression of opinion. 
Bow wss t)ernald^s Calk on h.t>.? I should like to have been there and am look¬ 
ing eagerly forward Co see ii he will not have some material from our summmer’s 
work there appearing in Rhodora soon.I have S't heard from him all the winter 
but this is not surprising for he is undoubtedly busy and there was no especial 
occasion for his writing.Where does he plan to go this summer,do you know? Is he 
to continue in $.S.? 
I have writusn garrulously on at some length,hot It has been so long since 
ws have communicated that there seemed more than usual to tell.When do you go to 
Shelburne? You know Brnest B S rnbaum,my college classmate,! think.H s is a collea¬ 
gue here.This spring he is to be married to a Miss Guenther,a teacher in H 0 me~ 
Economics here,and they have taken a little cottage on Randolph Hill,west from 
the Mt.Orescent House,for the summer.I hope that they will like it. 
^3ive my regards to Miss frown.I shall not be likely to see you this sprint 
in Cambridge because I shall probably not come that way.I amy be able to get down 
tor a few days during or at the end of the summer to look up some things In the 
erbariam.But I shall see you at Shelburne and we shall make an earlier attempt 
no get in your visit to Randolph so that it shall not get crowded out at the very 
end as it did last year,to our regret. 
With all best wishes. 
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