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           Iamunaware,ofcourse,howmuchtimetheygiveyouforyourpersonaldrawingatyourConventandhopeyouwilladviseme.AlsoIbegyoutobuythosenecessarysuppliesItookthelibertyofadvocating,asIwouldlikeyoutobeginusingoilsassoonaspossible.Ifyouwillpardonmysayingso,Ibelieveyouaretoopassionatetopaintjustinwatercolorsandneverinoilsindefinitely.Isaythatquiteimpersonallyanddonotmeantobeobnoxious;actually,itisintendedasacompliment.Alsopleasesendmeallofyouroldformerworkthatyouhaveonhand,asIameagertoseeit.Thedayswillbeinsufferableformetillyournextenvelopearrives,itgoeswithoutsaying.

           Ifitisnotoversteppingmyself,Iwouldgreatlyappreciateyourtellingmeifyoufindbeinganunverysatisfactory,inaspiritualway,ofcourse.Frankly,IhavebeenstudyingvariousreligionsasahobbyeversinceIreadvolumes36,44,45oftheHarvardClassics,whichyoumaybeacquaintedwith.IamespeciallydelightedwithMartinLuther,whowasaProtestant,ofcourse.Pleasedonotbeoffendedbythis.Iadvocatenodoctrine;itisnotmynaturetodoso.Asalastthought,pleasedonotforgettoadvisemeastoyourvisitinghours,asmyweekendsarefreeasfarasIknowandImayhappentobeinyourenvironssomeSaturdaybychance.AlsopleasedonotforgettoinformmeifyouhaveareasonablecommandoftheFrenchlanguage,asforallintentsandpurposesIamcomparativelyspeechlessinEnglishowingtomyvariedandlargelyinsensibleupbringing.