29th. April 1890 My dear Murray / Take my advice & don't / remove it - it is high / but I can see it quite / clearly - and can see / all the detail of it / and it looks fine and / no one could miss it. / - as you look hurriedly / at the wall of course / the picture below / hurts it - but the / moment you go near / you lose sight of the / under picture & can forget it / & not be bothered about it - / really you can - I can see / every face clearly - and / though your picture at / first first look may be hurt / you annihilate the one / below / I spoke to Hallé about ' removing it - he said he should first have to consult Carr who / is ill - & he said / "what shall we do if everyone / whose picture was above the / line were to take them / away, as they might claim / to do, if the precedent was started?" / Spite of this I would / have urged it if I / really had thought it / would be better for you - / I do wish it was on the line. with all my / heart - but it is true / I can quite clearly / see it & every detail in it / & I have tried to be quite / impartial - do leave / it - it must do good / yoursaff EBJ. / if still you feel the same / come round tomorrow morng. / & I will come here with you. / early - before the private view / begins