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nursing the few
students who have been
sick.

You will be
interested to know how
diversified the duties
of a college chaplain
are - on Saturday
evening I am to be
judge at the debate
where we choose the
men for the intercollegiate
debate - and Dr.
Abbott has just asked
me to read Dickens
"Bardell versus Pickwick"
to the law students!

While you are
studying the ruins
of an ancient

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I have suggested to him
that as we can hope for but
a handful of people at the
morning service, and no
choir, it would perhaps be
best to have one good hearty
service in the afternoon.

I have asked Mr
Lathrop for the usual
clerical holiday of two
months, and look forward
to it with pleasure for both
Mrs Gardner and I are
very tired. It has been
a busy year - at home a
constant stream of
students and visitors to
entertain and in the
church three Sunday
services, weekly lectures