March 7, 1894.
Forgive secretary again.
I am much obliged by your note, and read with great satisfaction what you say about Newman's golden ochre. I shall now, until I hear from you further, adopt the motto "Ex uno disce omnes," and assume that the yellow ochre is equally sound and serviceable; although the colour is so much finer than any yellow ochre of my acquaintance that I cannot quite close my mind to a lurking suspicion that it is stimulated or refreshed by some foreign ingredient.
March 13, 1894.
Many thanks. You send me good tidings. The yellow ochre is by far the finest I have ever seen.
I enclose, because we think (Watts and I) that it will interest you, a specimen of purple lake (not madder), such as Watts has used all his life, which has been baking in the sun for two years; it is slightly browner, but more beautiful than ever, and has, you see, retained its full body; this is remarkable.
June 22, 1894.