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some time more to copy it, but I think, to judge from the experience I bad upto now with this text, that in very many. cases it is necessary to dispose of your manuscript in order to see how an erroneous reading could appear in other manuscripts. and this is possible only wben being in a position to carefully examine the original characters of your manuscript. Not even a photograph copy would bean adequate help. That is why I beg to ask you to let me dispose of your manuscript. I shall use it with the great caution. As soon as Professor Hertel informed me that you had asked him to send the manuscript back to you, I handed over the manuscript to Professor Hertel who kept it upto now, for I did not dare to use it without your kind permission. I heartily pray you to grant me this permission. Otherwise the work must be stopped because no critical edition is possible without your manuscript.
Yours most respectfully, DR. FRIEDRICH WELLER
(3) Leipzig C. 1. Stephanstrasse 12/ii rechts,
March 8th, 52. Your Holiness,
I acknowledge with thanks to have received both your last letters which you were kind enough to have despatched to me by airmail. I understand what is written, and I understand also what is not written. I apologize for not having answered. The reason for doing it only to day is to be sure not ingratitụde for all the kindness you bave shown me and the help you have granted me with. Nor am I such a lazy fellow as it is apparen. tly the case. I think I may say that I do not, as people say here, put my bands into my lap. Sometimes hard working Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
