43, Bvd. de Versailles, 

 SAINT CLOUD. S et 0. 



Prance* 



' 21st Hot. 1924. 



My dear Walter, 



It was a great disappointment to me not to have liad the 

 pleasure of seeing you and talcing your hand before I turned my 

 TDack on my native land. 



I was sorry to hear from Mr. Lane, that you are again 

 thinking of resigning your office in the Shakespeare Society. I 

 "beg you will not do it. Everyone ?/ants you to stay as long as you 

 live. Have an assistant appointed who can do most of the work 

 under your direction. It would be a caSastrophy to lose you. 



Mrs Scudder and I feel that we ought to resign in favour 

 of younger people. Please consider this letter a resignation 

 for us both if new members are desired and there are no vacancies. 



Take good care of yourself in order that you may follow 

 the illustrous example of your father-in-law and live to be the 

 oldest Havard graduate. 



Mrs Scudder joins me in love to you. 



Always affect ionly yours, 



Walter Deane Esq., 

 28, Brewster Street, 

 GAMBRmOE Itlass.' 



