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March 21st, 1939

Dear Leigh:

Many thanks for your letter of March 16th. I was, indeed, sorry to read of your uncle's death, particularly knowing how close you were to him, and I hasten to add my heart-felt sympathy at this time. Naturally, I realize how preoccupied you must have been.

The Degas is being shipped to you today, for as long as you like this picture so much, and as according to your letter it would fit the space, I am very anxious for you to live with it for a few days and see exactly how well it looks. I am, or course, having it shipped in its present frame, merely from the point of view of safety and protection to the glass, but you are at liberty to take it out of its frame, if you wish, to see the effect otherwise.

Regarding the question of price, I must tell you that I acted against our usual business principles and practices in giving you a special price on this and the other pictures when you were here, before really knowing whether or not you were interested in them, and the reason for my doing this was merely out of personal friendship.

If a special price is given a customer, it is usually after we know that the client is interested in purchasing the picture. If you remember, in this case the prices I quoted you were based on the thought that you might buy more than one item which would enable us to stretch the reduction a bit more, and at the time I recall your saying that you thought these prices were very fair.

However, the main point, for the moment, is to have you hang the picture and live with it for a while. Then let me get in touch with you next week (I will telephone you), and we can
                        
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