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when they made a pair of vases, as they were very fond of doing, 

 produced them of exactly the same pattern, only reversed, and 

 so closely copied that to an observer who did not look very atten- 

 tively at them they would appear to be stencil work turned 

 over. That symmetrical idea seemed to him to be peculiarly 

 Eastern. 



He did not feel he had any right to say anything more upon 

 the lecture, though he might have all the valour of ignore nee 

 on the subject. He would ask them to join in a hearty vote of 

 thanks to Dr. Coomaraswamy for a lecture so full of thought 

 and instruction. He was afraid they would not have many more 

 opportunities of welcoming Dr. Coomaraswamy amongst them and 

 of listening to his lectures ; but -he could assure Dr. Coomara- 

 swamy that when he returned — as he would return in a very 

 short time — to Europe he would carry with him warm feelings of 

 appreciation from the people of Ceylon, and amongst them the 

 heartiest of good wishes and the warmest feelings from the 

 Members of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 



The vote was heartily accorded. 



L)r. Coomaraswamy thanked his hearers for their kind attention, 

 and expressed his appreciative sense of the kind words of His 

 Excellency. 



A vote of thanks to H. E. the Governor, proposed by the 

 President, and seconded by Mr. P. Freudenberg, terminated the 

 proceedings. 



H. C. COTTLE, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, COLOMBO, CEYLON. 



