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39: [5 Nov 1909], beginning missing.
50: 10 May 1910, with enclosure: L. H. Cust to Henry Babington Smith.
67: [early 1911?], beginning missing.
71: on or before 21 Mar 1911, with enclosure: Lady Elisabeth Mary Babington Smith to her father Lord Elgin.
77: 9 May 1911, with enclosure: details of a house.
84: 2 Aug 1911, with addition: Lady Elisabeth Mary Babington Smith to her father Lord Elgin.

Durbins, Guildford. - Fate, 'though not in an unkind way', seems against him getting his expedition; has just had a commission for a ceiling painting for Sir A[ndrew] Noble's place in Scotland [Ardkinglas] and needed to visit; the project will keep him busy for the latter part of June, so he expects only to get away to Munich at the end of May for 'the Mahommedan Exhibition' ["Meisterwerke muhammedanischer Kunst", reviewed by Fry in the "Burlington Magazine" Aug, Sept 1910]. The death of the King [Edward VII] also 'interferes' since [Lionel] Cust is taken up with court duties and the "Burlington [Magazine]" rests almost wholly on Fry. Does not think he can undertake a bicycle tour; will probably return from Munich via Bale [Basel], Troyes, Provins and Paris, spending about six days. Would love it if Bob joined him, say at Bale 'to see the Holbeins', but does not think it wourth his while. Hope [Bob's son] Julian is prospering; might come over on Sunday.