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June 5, 1957 Dear Dr. Jones: First I want to say I always enjoy the salutations of your letters, as to be called a friend gives a feeling of pleasure. The Philippe de Champaigne was withdrawn from the option given so long ago, as the concluding date seemed as nebulous as ever. But at this very moment the painting is on its way to London for a summer stay at the greatest English museum. I will not fail to get in touch with you about it in the Fall. No, we do not have a printed catalogue of our current "Religious Art of the Earlier Centuries", but hope the enclosed listing will serve some purpose. The show is especially interesting as the range of media is so wide and few private galleries are in a position to assemble as varied an exhibition, on any topic, from their own reserves. Now why couldn't my visit have been timed to coincide with some performance in which you would have had a role? I would have liked to see you with Cyrano's nose! All of which complaints do you have a solution--another visit. And do congratulate your son too, I remember them both well, as youngsters with unusual poise. I spent this past long weekend up at my farm in Pennsylvania, with my four glorious dogs, all of uncertain lineage, a winter's accumulation of cobwebs, and everything popping out of the ground, and enjoyed every second of it! I'll be off for the country again at the end of June, not to return to N.Y. (unless business requires it) until after Labor Day. With every good wish possible and best regards to everyone I met at the University, Sincerely, Mrs. T.D. Parker, Contemporary American Department Dr. Bob Jones, Jr. Bob Jones University Greenville, South Carolina