3 July 1908. 
Pear Ir. ’Tare; 
l have just had a telegram from llashington which means 
that T rave a governae"t 'Ositi-n 0 r .'/he suraner, so I cannot join 
non a 1 Lae ixitear&ly hoped would he . jpsible I feel however that 
I carrot afford to ignore such an opportunity,as it will mean that 
there will c some income rati or than a continual out' o an in all 
previous summers for many years. This i r ' the matter that hejs* 
made vj hold off in regard to the pro, m ed daspe trip some time ago, 
an I anew several months opo that V •-re mam a p ossibil i ty oi some- 
thing of Chls sort for ti a sum or. T h’.ave only jest; learned of 
ihe fact • owever. 
I have ho on inwardly ;secretly) hoping for some 
time that the thing would rm-t (fror. t ■ e yo mt of view of real pleasure ) 
develop, ;a .1 know I would:, have a hettev : imo wit! you end Churchill 
then now seems likely. moreover I shall not have the cool weather 
of "vino and northward, as l expect to oe at varion..: locos hctvnon 
here and ’ r irginie. most of the sum or I dread the hot weather that 
I expect to encounter. 
I wish you a very aleecant and v htable summer. I shall be 
your sum 
tier plans , fc- 
eling th 
at your 
good 
times 
ho 
g have been c 
ujoying 
under o 
hi or 
c ire uni¬ 
pc 
you Will 
not hesitate 
J ' r\ fi oV 
uU tvVJ-iw 
any and 
all 
que ctions 
are what I mi* 
stances. I 
about Iha'ui that on Id:ini : me h'O able to answer Co: 
Cordially, 
iur ho3ioi it. 
