| Description | Dear Signor
It was very nice to meet Mrs Mary at the R.A. (& seh was looking very bonny, by the bye; it is [-] Brighton agrees with her) The more too that she gave me a very improved report of you. I quite understand about the Joachim replica & make no doubt I shall be able to [-] you from it. How I envy you your light - I have lost about 6 weeks this winter. As soon as the pictures go in I go in for the most responsible work of all [-]
In haste
Yours affec
Fred Leighton |