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luggage and Museum Collection. The Professor believes 
that he will be well enough to go ashore and do these things 
for himself. They returned late with the awful news that the 
Government boat has not left Magallanes and may not be 
here for weeks, but on the strength of my letter Senor Martin 
Lawrence and Capitan ofthePortof Ushuaia kindly arranged 
with the Capitan of a small 8o-ton schooner called the 
‘Renalto’ leaving for Magallanes on Sunday morning to take 
us as passengers. The Professor took a sleeping draught and 
had a better night, although it did not act until very late. 
July 12 , Friday. The Professor appears to me rather 
weaker, but quite cheerful and bright. His interest in him¬ 
self so secondary compared with his work. He is so abso¬ 
lutely selfless that his thoughts always are for others, never 
for himself. Although he does not think the Indians at all 
lovable, he is full of sympathy for this lost race, who in being 
pushed back into the last corner of America, have sunk again 
into utter primitiveness. He appears content to leave on the 
schooner now, but lurking in the background is the hope 
that perhaps to-morrow he will be so well that going back 
hurriedly will be quite unnecessary. About 10.30 a.m. he 
fell into a real good sleep which continued until 4 p.m. 
After taking a little food he went off again to sleep, breathing 
quietly and naturally and without effort, and did not stir 
until nearly 8 o’clock. Very much refreshed after so much 
good sleep, he talked about plans for Magallanes, the labelling 
and the getting in order of the Museum Collection, and the 
packing up of belongings at Rio Douglas to-morrow. 
July 13 , Saturday. During the day the Professor seemed 
much improved, but restless towards evening. He talked 
brightly of the morrow on the boat, and if the weather were 
good, of the photographs he wished to take en route for 
Magallanes. The old woman had killed a chicken and caught 
many ‘big fella’ for the Professor to have on the journey. 
