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14/27

#33 Ferry Avenue,
Detroit, Michigan,
September 27, 1906.

Dear Professor Fenollosa:--

Your good letter of September 25th came this morning and I at once wired you:--

"Shall not need the kakemono here as early as originally expected. You may keep them ten days longer. Writing."

which I now confirm. I am glad that it is possible to leave the kakemono with you for a considerably longer period than I had originally thought possible. I had arranged for a visit of some duration in the near future from Mr. and Mrs. Morse, of Evanston, and some friends of theirs, but owing to the sudden and dangerous illness of one of Mr. Morse' children the visit has been indefinitely postponed. A second reason is, that the visit of Mr. and Mrs. Havemeyer and her sister, Mrs. Munn, which ended last night, proved so agreeable and both Mr. and Mrs. Havemeyer expressed so strong a desire to see the Ririomins I decided to let them remain in New York until about October 10th, so as to permit the Havemeyers to then see them. They spent yesterday and the day before with me, coming early Tuesday morning and remaining until ten that evening and all of yesterday. I have seldom had more appreciative or enthusiastic guests. They were both completely overwhelmed by the things they saw. Naturally, I showed only the cream of the collection, which included all of the