1915-03-30

30 March 1915
Dear Mr Spearing.
I was very glad to receive your letter of 12 March and to know that your are well.
I thank you for the two fotographs from Candia which reminds me of the happy days in Candia and Athen last fall. I did send a recommended letter to Mr Hasluck. British School. Athen – about byzantine matters

but I never got any answer.
As to Prof della Seta's Religione et arte figurata I have had no occation to seet it – But perhaps I can get hold of it on the Kontinent.
As you know Byzantine art does interest me very much. And as you offer to send me some pictures from Ravenna. I should be very glad indeed. But as I do not know them there for the present there is not any- special I want.

When the war was declared I was in Schwitzerland to paint as I could not get back through Germany I went back Genua Marseille Paris -, London Edingbourg Gothenbourg and Copenhagen it was a long way – it lasted about a month –
I did stay only a day in London, which I passed in the basement of the home office to get permission to leave the country.
Else I should have liked to call on you –
My sympathy is on the english and french side totally – I do hate the

germans, and the most of the danish people feel the same – We do hope with all heart that the prussian militarions must be killed for ever^{faa sit Dødestød} that we at least for many coming years must get peace in Europe
As to your wish I herewith send you some newspapers. I think we do have as good news from all sides as are to be gotten.
Hoping to meet you again
I am with kind remembrance
yours very truly