
          and profitable is it to be honest
and to appear so [?] to be other
wise and be obliged to wear a
mask which is constantly liable
to slip aside and expose the
true character.

All things at present in
the Institution are in a
quiescent condition and
I am labouring diligently
to bring up the work which
fell behind during the war.
We shall be able to make
quite a display with Library
Museum and picture gallery before
the next meeting of the Board

It is so long since I have heard
        