II.
Brantwood, Coniston,
Oct. 23, 1878.
Dear Mr. Shepherd: I am very deeply grateful to you, as I am in all duty bound, for this very curious record of myself. It will be of extreme value to me in filling up what gaps I can in this patched coverlid of my life before it is draped over my coffin—if it may be.
I am especially glad to have note of the letters to newspapers, but most chiefly to have the good news of so earnest and patient a friend.
Ever gratefully yours,
J. Ruskin.