Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, April 25, 1893

Dearest Mary, I telegraphed today in accordance with your letter and my wishes. I will see if Dr. Thomson will not make an appointment with you Wednesday on arrival of limited (or no, then you must go again alone) at 2 p.m. Wednesday I will meet you after my lecture I can get in town at 1:45 and thus we can gain a day. You will I think have plenty of time on Wednesday and 4 mornings. You know you must not arrange to go home till Monday morning if I am to be alone Sunday. You could make all the [illegible] arrangements when you are at home Monday and Tuesday and next week if you really must go home-- must you? I hope with all my heart they cannot accept. Please make no tiring arrangements for entertaining them and remember you have promised me to keep early hours, no matter what happens. It seems that you have broken your promise lately once for the wind and once for my letter-- both times you did not sleep and waked early. It is always so with me. In bed before ten is the secret of good nights Mustin comes again about the School books tonight and Wednesday and so on till he finishes them, that is for 1892-93. Then he must put this year in order but that is simple. I have taken my letter to Dr. Rhoads to Uncle James. He approves of it and says if I give him a copy he will see that it is read before any other nomination is voted. This is a comfort. He still thinks they are only GÇ£letting Francis Cope down easy.GÇ¥ He says Francis Cope handed in his resignation when I was appointed GÇ£DeanGÇ¥ but was persuaded to withdraw it and that this explains his attitude and the delay that he never changes his mind and that the Committee are allowing him to try what he can do. I cannot see what Uncle James is so determinedly hopeful now, after being so discouraged before, unless there is really good ground for it. I will send you a copy but poor Mamie will have to make copies in the type writer as I am afraid to trust any type writer in town with it nor my own. So do not be discouraged my dear. I am not. I think it would be really inconceivable for them, if they understand the matter, to act so disgracefully, and, I think, my letter will cause them to understand it. They are really nice kind men in their way, though like children in their knowledge of educational matters, and any opinion outside of a little round of interests. About Colorado if--, I do not know. I have not thought I suppose not. Yes we shall reach Chicago on the 14th but your guests must be gone early because on Saturday we must start. I thought you said from the 8th-13th. What do you think of Miss HarveyGÇÖs letter? You much improved Mr. MarshallGÇÖs. I thought that sentence wrong when I read it. Uncle James gave me my check today. He had forgotten it completely. Yes I took my [illegible] for the first time today and will try to remember it after this. My tonic I take regularly. It is a disappointment not to see you tomorrow in spite of having next week to look forward to. Is it not to you? James book got off today. I am so ashamed about it but it consoled me much. Such writing is an intellectual pleasure to read-- the wording is a tour de force in itself. I like GÇ£Nona VincentGÇ¥ the best. Goodbye, my darling, till a week from tomorrow. Tell me what you read in the intervals and try not to have headaches.