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#33 Ferry Avenue, East,
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.,
May 15th, 1912.

My dear Friend:-

I am so glad to have your kind letter of May 1st and to have news of you. Your trip with Mr. Koechlin must have been altogether charming. I wish that I were strong enough to undertake something of the same sort, but I must wait for greater strength.

How interesting your work of installing the collections from the Far East must have been. I am delighted too, with the knowledge that you have agreed to assume the editorship of the great Fenollosa book, which you tell me is to be translated in French. This news is all very fresh to me as I had not heard before that Mrs Fenollosa had allowed her book to be translated in French, but I think it a very excellent plan. The Japanese are also to bring out an edition in their language. I am on the other hand, at loss to understand why the publishers has not yet issued the English edition of Fenollosa's book. It was advertised to come out last year and many people here are anxiously awaiting to receive their copies ordered months ago.

Concerning myself I am sorry to say that I cannot send you any very favorable news. I suffer no pain but am still weak. I am living at home and am able to get about a little - my doctors are constantly restraining me from taking much exercise or undertaking much of any work, consequently I am doing very little of anything. I have managed to describe very nearly all of the art objects secured