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lover of nature if I am very ignorant of the wonders of my country. I have had very little chance to ramble & observe the flowers & birds. At present I spend all my time in my garden & trying to please my numerous friends by an occasional visit. You know how long it takes to study outdoor life & what little chance a chap or man has to learn.
Cousin, what sort of a life do you think you would have to live with me. Just for curiosity sake write it down as if for a story book, call it the horrors of wedded life, seriously, Cousin, will you do that. Just write all that you will miss all that you will lose, everything that you will find disagreable & if you can concieve anything good. [indecipherable] Yes Marie there must be some good things, many that you have never dreamed about. I should like to know & by that I hope you will not be [indecipherable] quite contrary & refuse to tell me. Don't write it personally as I wrote before, just as a bad vision & I will faithfully, if you can believe I have any faithfulness about me, write an answer to that story. Do this, Marie, Do this in your kindness of heart for Your fond Brother, Harry. Sweet, Cousin, every mood & fancy of yours would be my greatest wish to humour. My whole life without you would be painful & lonely & I am terrified to think that it is to be so. I feel & know how empty the years are to be if I am to spend them with you. As to getting my meals, what trouble is that. I should