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reading
increase and perfect it by reading practice, so that all who know
You
regard
will agree with me when I say to all, "an educated man". With
highly
your qualifications for the appointment
you wish for in the Hongkong
Government
eminently
you are eminently
fitted for such an office, by the skill
you have attained in etching and
drawing,
and the aptitude you have shewn for machinery, practical
engineering, and construction of models.
Although I wish you all success in gaining the office you wish, pardon me (though selfish) the regret which will be
felt by myself, in common with
all
your other friends, at the loss
caused by your absence from among
us.
Believe me to be
My dear Allen
Most Sincerely Yours
(Ayman) N. Bayley Williams
(Signed)
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