Note 66 — Chapter V · ToC
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The following is one of many letters of regret expressed when Leighton resigned:—
19 Queen Street, Mayfair, W., June 24.
Dear Sir Frederic,—I trust you will allow me to express to you the sincere regret I feel at your being compelled to give up your command of the "Artists." To myself volunteering has always been so inseparably connected with your command, that I cannot at present realise the extent of the blank which your resignation will create. I shall ever remember with pride that it was under your auspices that I rose through the ranks and obtained my commission.—Believe me, dear Sir Frederic, very truly yours,
W. Pasteur.
Sir Frederic Leighton, P.R.A.