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which is still quite sharp, of this shape. How 

 those primeval fellows managed to make 

 these weapons by simply chipping, I own 

 quite passes my comprehension. Mr. Davis's 

 other antiquities, though curious, are very 

 mixed in character. 



I cannot tell you how much I would give 

 for a visit from you just now, even for a day, 

 just to consult over my struggles with my 

 picture. I am more and more impressed 

 how great is the value of friendly communion 

 amongst brother artists, now that I am so 

 debarred from it, .and one morning's visit 

 from my old trusted Marco would be indeed 

 a pleasure and a profit to me. 



G. D. L. 



