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25^th April

My Dear Henry

I thought you had decided not to shew your views that were to be subscribed for, to anybody till they came out. Horatia ¹ met Lord & Lady Kinnaird ² at dinner yesterday at Lansdowne House ³ who told her they were émerveillés at the beauty of your Scotch views ⁴ which had been shewn to them by Sir David Brewster. ⁵ He is a great friend of theirs & they talked a great deal in his praise. as probably he has many friends in London besides them to whom he will shew these pictures, I think Belgium had better be the work subscribed for. If he had only shewn specimens to the Kinnairds it might have made them wish to subscribe but I believe he shewed all. I am of opinion that whichever work is subscribed for should not have been seen by any eye till it comes out for many reasons

aff^ly y^rs
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Henry