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[[unclear]] 9th 1894
[[unclear]] 9th 1894
Dear Cousin,
Dear Cousin,
   Your answer to my long letter reached me early this morning; and I certainly must set you right upon some points. [[Lined out: "for you [[unclear]] do me grave injustice and thereby have caused me such pain."]] I have [[unclear]] asked you to forego the [[lined out: [[unclear]] and consequent]] of human friendship - I simply said and say again - You demand too much from it, and depend too much upon it. We are all better for some human sympathy - and I have never withdrawn mine from you or refused it to you. [[three lines lined out]] I said "friendship even as sincere [[unclear]] has its limits and mine has been reached," You know exactly what I meant; that I would not go through any more [[unclear]] attacks & be hindered by scenes like that at the Amsterdam Parlor [[2 lines lined out]] I feel untruthfully, altho unmeaningly I believe When you say: - However much contentment and congenial friendship we may have had all seems to less nothing now that I have failed and
   Your answer to my long letter reached me early this morning; and I certainly must set you right upon some points. [[Lined out: "for you [[unclear]] do me grave injustice and thereby have caused me such pain."]] I have [[unclear]] asked you to forego the [[lined out: [[unclear]] and consequent]] of human friendship - I simply said and say again - You demand too much from it, and depend too much upon it. We are all better for some human sympathy - and I have never withdrawn time from you or refused it to you. [[three lines lined out]] I said "friendship even as sincere as mine has its limits and mine has been reached," You know exactly what I meant; that I would not go through any more serious attacks & be hindered by scenes like that at the Amsterdam Parlor [[2 lines lined out]] I feel untruthfully, altho unmeaningly & believe When you say: - However much contentment and congenial friendship we may have had all seems to less nothing now that I have failed and

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unclear 9th 1894 Dear Cousin,

  Your answer to my long letter reached me early this morning; and I certainly must set you right upon some points. [[Lined out: "for you unclear do me grave injustice and thereby have caused me such pain."]] I have unclear asked you to forego the [[lined out: unclear and consequent]] of human friendship - I simply said and say again - You demand too much from it, and depend too much upon it. We are all better for some human sympathy - and I have never withdrawn time from you or refused it to you. three lines lined out I said "friendship even as sincere as mine has its limits and mine has been reached," You know exactly what I meant; that I would not go through any more serious attacks & be hindered by scenes like that at the Amsterdam Parlor 2 lines lined out I feel untruthfully, altho unmeaningly & believe When you say: - However much contentment and congenial friendship we may have had all seems to less nothing now that I have failed and