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and your cable was handed me along with the tea. We were naturally most glad to know that both the Paris pictures and those forwarded by Obach - (the Slay collection) had arrived in good order. Thank you very much for the news - Miss Birnie Philip asked to have her appreciation sent along with mine.

She is a very fine woman and has of course, been very deeply interested in the successful ending of the Paris Exhibition - up to the safe return of even every sketch or etching cont. She goes back to her sisters country seat today, and I leave at noon for a short visit in Manchester at the Nordlingers. And in Liverpool with the Chapmans. I shall be back in London again next week and then go to Holland for a few days coming back here via Brussells where I am hoping to meet Mrs Birnie Philip and her sister on their way to Homburg. August 15th Tom Jerome is to meet me here and spend three or four days with me.  August 22nd I sail