16 OCTOBER 1926, Page 18

THE REV. J. T. PENROSE

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

SIR,—May a cousin of Mr. Penrose thank " A " for his letter of appreciation ? Such words do much to serve that cause of unity for which Penrose cared. May I add also that the gallantry of his own last action—a typical one—was the greater because he knew quite well that his heart made exertion of the kind peculiarly dangerous ? He told me a year ago that the doctors would not allow him to live in a

hilly district.—I am, Sir, &c., F. M. S.