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3 East 51st. Street,
New York, New York.
March 20th., 1939.

My dear César:

I am in receipt of your letters of March 3rd., 4th., 6th., and 7th., from DAVOS and though I understand fully that you should be disappointed in the sale of the "Race Course" I think I have already written you all I could on this topic in my very first letter to you. However there are two or three veiled accusations against which I have to re-establish facts.

As regards cabling before taking a decision, I was faced by Hans telling me that Len Hanna was either going to buy a Cezanne which he had hanging there and coming from Valentine(!) (which by the way he has also bought) and also the fact that after having tried to see Len Hanna for two or three days after having hung up the paintings, Hans told me he was going to see him that particular evening and that L.H. was leaving the following day. I don't see how, under these circumstances I could have cabled you.

Secondly, as [[strikethrough]]th[[/strikethrough]] regards his commission, you have been one of the most active ones here to repeat to me that if I didn't give enough of an interest to the salesmen I couldn't expect them to be satisfied. To me a painting in the house, and which does not belong to 3rd. outside parties - as regards commissions - is a painting which belongs to the firm and salesmen are entitled to their full commission.

Thirdly, as I told you previously, if you had not directly or indirectly told Len Hanna or Hans that the "Pink Dancers" could be sold for $12,000., and the "Race Course" for $24,000., we would never have been in this jam.

Fourth - that in fact the "Race Course" is the only painting which we have actually sold in a very long time with a 100% profit. The Degas "Modiste" as you know, I had depreciated by taking no profit on the "Etoile" last year, so that I don't think it is doing so badly.

I really don't understand the quarrel about this, as figures are figures, and I have Peck's letter here quoting me a definite cost price at a given rate of exchange and I certainly can't understand being accused of having forged a special one for the occasion.

As a last word on this, I would say that though you tell me that you realize what my worries are, you seem to forget them. Otherwise I don't think you would have written me the way you have in four different letters. Therefore, please do let us talk about something else.

SULLIVAN-CEZANNE: This whole question came up because Lord Rothschild (Victor) arrived here and René tried to get hold of him. Mrs. Sullivan only gave us the painting for a very few days and maintained her price of $35,000.

LEWISOHN-DUBRUJEAUD: Your reasoning that in view of the high prices asked by 

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