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altogether - I fear my love for Miss Jones is of the limited order - - anyhow it seems to me that if any one has it ie Kantsaywhere, it should be [underscore]Professor Pearson[end underscore] or one of the Darwins? But, this is only [underscore]my[end underscore] view, & I don't want to [wipe?] it - You & [illegible] will be better judges than I. We all enjoyed yours and Mr L's visit [underscore]so much[end underscore]. I wish you could have stayed longer - your affectionate cousin Mr G L
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Ravenscourt
Minehead . March 27.
[marginalia]Excuse this horribly untidy tablet[end marginalia]
Dear Edward
I was just thinking of writing to you about Kantsaywhere when your letter came. When I began the work of execution, my heart [illegible] me so much that I though I would begin by merely "Bowdlerizing" it - and then see. So I destroyed [underscore]all[end underscore] the story, all poor Miss Augusta, the No[?]gson
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