9 May. (Insert on 4th line of first paragraph, after "from view again") I am writing at this hour because on my way out hunting, after making up yesterday's specimens, I met Len coming in with a police-boy who had come from Baniara. He brought the bad news that Marie's condition was serious and uncertain and that severe dropsy had set in. It puts Len, and I suppose, all of us in a rather desperate situa- tion. Len is sending cables back by the police-boy to the doctor, who sent the message, and to Marie's brother, Joe, and is standing by to leave if required. It would take him about three weeks to get home. In the meantime porters are coming in in fair quan- tities and if we move from here next Tuesday as now planned, it will make Len's return days travel for the next messenger, depending on how far we have moved. What may be- come of the expedition should Len leave, has not yet been discussed. 9th May. later. (The last sentence in full reads: The Baniara police-boy did not bring any mail in when he came with Len's cable, so evidently there has been no ship out from Samarai since we left Menapi. Sunday, 10th May. (insert in 12th line, after words "we have finished the mountains".) Len said last night that if he finds it necessary to return, he wants me to take charge and of course I shall do my best, in that unfortunate circumstance, to carry out the original program. (insert in 14th line, after words "I did little today but prepared a statement of expenses and finances up to date" for Len to take if he goes back. 15 May. (Insert after word "climb" in line three.) but was relieved for me and made worse for Len by the arrival of a police run- er. He had a radiogram from Marie's brother saying that while the doctor was uncertain that she had Hodgkin's (Hodgson's) disease, her recovery was very doubtful. The only way Len can get out is from Baniara on June 5th; he could easily get to Baniara, but it will take at least three weeks from there and his arrival in time is questionable. He is sending a reply out by runner tomorrow morning, so I can get a letter off to Miriam in reply to the one from her which came in with Len's cable. Also