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the that was made possible, in spite of the modest

size of our Grant-in-aid, by the Munificence of private benefactions. It was not my concern to allocate purchases amongst these benefactions, and accordingly I used a quiet general phrase, " a recent bequest " to cover all three of the most notable recent acquisitions. It is unfortunate that this phrase llas contributed to Mr. Cooper's misunder- standing.—Yours faithfully,

JOHN ROTHENSTEIN