Letter from Charles Guthrie, Swanston Cottage, Colinton, to Mrs. Henley, 1912 July 29 : autograph manuscript signed.

Saying "It is very good of you to take so much trouble about the Cabinet. I shall hope to hear from the Trustee within a few days. If I get it, it will be quite a feature among the interesting things in this house. By the way, which is the best reproduction of Rodin's splendid bust of W. Henley? I think the copy in the Art Journal was excellent. It may be the best. Would you kindly tell me the date of that number of the Art Journal you lent to me, that I may get a copy from the office of the Journal. I want to hang a copy in Stevenson's room in this cottage. Nothing can be more pathetic than what you tell me about your brother in law. Physical decay is bad enough, but mental is far worse, and doubly sad when they concur. Your action and Mr. Wyndham's are just what I would expect in both cases. You say 'I find there are many nice people in the world!' Very true, - and noble people too. There is no greater delusion than to think that the Early Christian Church or the Middle Ages held a monopoly of saints or heroes (or heroines) or for the matter of that, martyrs. I am much interested to hear about the sale. It struck me that among the most valuable things would be the Whistler etchings, especially if (I don't remember this) they were inscribed in Whistler's hand."