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works to Lord Lansdowne's Mill.

I tried all I could to persuade the Count to deliver the picture in SIC Paris or London, partly because of the extreme inconvenience to me of giving up the time for so long a journey (2 1/2 days) but it was useless. He said he was not accustomed to such things and could not undertake it.

I have arranged with an Insurance Company here to insure it right through from Dzikob DZIKOW?? (Count Tarnowski's chateau) to New York via. Paris & London, and I am arranging with a packing firm in Cracow to undertake the transport to Paris where Chenue will take it over.

The picture must come to London to be copied (I had also to promise the Count to do this at his expense) and there it will be with Carfax while this is done. I had had to persuade Carfax to take a very inadequate commission (£1400) from the Count in order to get the matter through so that I have allowed them as some compensation to

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