System Number: 10959
Date: [18 December 1896][1]
Author: JW
Place: [London]
Recipient: William Rothenstein[2]
Place: [London]
Repository: Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Call Number: b MS Eng. 1148 (1610)
Credit Line: Published by permission of the Houghton Library, Harvard University
Document Type: MsLc[3]
That is it Blankenstein -
Through life you keep your eye on the button[4] - I'll do the rest! -
You will excuse me Blankenstein if for a time I leave you -
I fry other fish -
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Notes:
1. [18 December 1896]
This is a reply to Rothenstein's letter of 17 December 1896, #10958.
2. William Rothenstein
William Rothenstein (1872-1945), artist [more]. 'Blankenstein' is a mildly insulting nickname.
3. MsLc
Written in an unknown hand.
4. button
The button on the end of a fencing foil.