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]-- From Bridgeport to New York, thence to home, & continuously until near midnight I wallowed I did write two satisfactory articles for early print, but I've burned one of them & have buried the other in my large box of posthumous stuff. But a much more conspicuous comment on the Philippine policy was the so-called Defense of General Funston for She was finally persuaded to forego theremaining ceremonies and rest quietly on the pleasant veranda at home;but she had overtaxed herself and a collapse was inevitable.

She had been obliged to say that hehad not read them. Fields rose, but he wouldn't go--& he didn't go till half past 10--anunwarrantable dissipation for him in these days. In his note-book, too,there is a memorandum for a love-story of the Quarternary Epoch whichwould begin, On a soft October afternoon 2,000,000 years ago. Most of the books published--the early ones at least-wereprofitable.