Autograph letter signed, to "Arthur" (Severn), looking forward to their trip to Rome, without, he hopes, too much female distraction ("...We'll have a fine time of it – we three – if the three girls will only let us mind our own business. I'm terribly afraid of that distracting Rome for you. Always something turns up to stop study. This is no beginning of evasion – but do be a good boy, and work every day a little steady bit"; and praising his wonderful sketch ("...you can most certainly do work which will be recognised as of unquestionable quality and value..."), one page, headed paper, integral blank neatly inlaid onto an album leaf, 8vo, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, "Good Saturday" (30 March) 1872
Autograph letter signed, to "Arthur" (Severn), looking forward to their trip to Rome, without, he hopes, too much female distraction ("...We'll have a fine time of it – we three – if the three girls will only let us mind our own business. I'm terribly afraid of that distracting Rome for you. Always something turns up to stop study. This is no beginning of evasion – but do be a good boy, and work every day a little steady bit"; and praising his wonderful sketch ("...you can most certainly do work which will be recognised as of unquestionable quality and value..."), one page, headed paper, integral blank neatly inlaid onto an album leaf, 8vo, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, "Good Saturday" (30 March) 1872
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