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YAAMI HOTEL,
MARUYAMA PARK,
KYOTO, JAPAN.    
TELEPHONE No. 115.

Kyoto Nov 4 1909

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P.S. I hope that Major Beaham is quite well again.
C.L.F.


again to the noisy and new. It will test how long I can enjoy the ideal on an empty and soured stomach!

The avalanche of ancient art which I unloos [[strikethrough]] ed [[/strikethrough]] ened in China, has already overtaken me and I am in real danger of being buried by it here. A cablegram reached me today, notifying me that a Shanghai owner of some things I coveted had decide to sell them to me at my offer - So, I shall have to soon cable you for another small remittance - possibly two hundred to four hundred pounds. This year has added most importantly to my collection, and the work of classifying and cataloguing [[strikethrough]] them [[/strikethrough]]  means weeks of arduous work in Detroit during the coming winter.

With kindest regards to yourself, your family and enquiring friends,
Always sincerely yours,
Charles L. Freer

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