1900.] THANKS FOR SKETCHES 301 



I have carefully noted, for though I do not really hold any 

 post among you, yet I like to think myself now not wholly 

 separate, and I should be entirely thankful should need 

 occur at any time to avail myself of your permission to 

 apply to you for advice. My friends greatly enjoyed all 

 you said at lunch, and I shall hope you will come again 

 presently. 



I have written to Sir Wm. Muir about my father's books 

 of sketches, but in real truth I feel such a fear of intruding 

 on his high official position that I only just said what I 

 thought was quite needed, but I entered a little more on the 

 matter to Mrs. Arbuthnot. 



ELEANOR A. ORMEROD. 



The Librarian wrote : 



LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, 



May 1 6, 1900. 



DEAR MADAM, I really do not know how to thank you 

 for the honour you have done our University Library by 

 making it the custodian in perpetiiitatcm of the delightful 

 collection of sketches and water colours, the arrival of 

 which has made the I5th of May a red-letter day for the 

 Librarian at least. You will, I hope, be pleased to know 

 that the priceless volumes have been placed in a room 

 already rendered a sanctum by relics of such notable 

 names as Shakespeare and Burns, Hus and Knox, Queen 

 Mary of Scotland, King James VI., Queen Elizabeth, &c., 

 not to mention Halliwell-Phillipps and David Laing, both of 

 whom, I doubt not, Dr. George Ormerod would have 

 recognised as his colleagues and peers. Professor Wallace 

 has duly received his volumes. The drawings have been 

 shown to Sir William Muir, who, I believe, is to thank you 

 personally and who will lay them on the table at the next 

 meeting of the University Court. 



H. A. WEBSTER. 



Sir William Muir wrote : 



UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, 



June 29, 1900. 



DEAR Miss ORMEROD, Your six volumes of drawings 

 were yesterday shown to the University Court (as they 

 already had been to the Senatus), and were well received 

 and valued by them. And I was asked to communicate 

 their obligations to you for them. They will be placed in 

 the Library, and will be remembered as the gift of our 

 First Lady Graduate, LL.D. 



W. MUIR. 



