You remember the little picture, a Sunset View, that I
admired so much the other evening at your home? Would you
have any objection to lending it to me for a copy?
Should you have even a shadow of dislike toward my
proposition, do not hesitate to refuse at once. So many
people are averse, and justly so, to having their paintings
duplicated that I feel my request almost an impertinence.
Believe me, truly yours,