Επιστολή του Crosfield προς τον Ελ. Βενιζέλο σχετικά με την παρουσίαση του Newstead Abbey στο αγγλικό έθνος από τον Ελ. Βενιζέλο.

41, WEST HILL, HIGHGATE, N. 14th July 1930. My dear Mr. Veniselos, I met Sir Julien Cahn, as it happens, on Saturday. He is, of course, a man of great wealth, and though, as Domini and I could not help noticing, there is, as will sometimes happen in the case of enormously successful commercial men, a strain of commonness about him, we both felt that you would hardly consider that of sufficient importance to influence you in your decision about Newstead Abbey. You may simply find it inconvenient to spare the time for the presentation of Newstead to the nation, whether that function took place this year or next year. From what Sir Julien said to me, he would evidently and gladly leave this presentation entirely in abeyance if he felt there was any chance of your being able to pay this visit to Nottingham at some future time when you happened to be in England. Perhaps I ought to add, before concluding, that I understand Sir Julien to be a man of first rate integrity and of great public spirit, as indeed is evident from the admirable and extremely useful work he is doing. Under those circumstances, perhaps I ought not even to have mentioned the one little trait which is not so much in his favour, but after talking the thing over with Domini, we/