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1、ThePicture ForseveralyearsMrWilliamsworkedforthemuseumattheUniversityofOxford，enlargingitsalreadyfamouscollectionofdrawingsandpicturesofEnglishcountryhousesandchurches．Itishardtoimagineanythinglessalarmingthancollectingpicturesofhousesandchurches，butMrWilliamsfoundthateventhispeacefulwork
2、haditsunexpecteddarkcorners． HeboughtmanypicturesforthemuseumfromtheLondonshopofMrJ．W．Britnell．TwiceayearMrBritnellsentalistofpicturestoallhisregularcustomers，whocouldthenchoosewhichpicturestheywantedtolookatbeforedecidingwhethertobuy． InFebruary1895MrWilliamsreceivedalistfromMrBritnellwi
3、ththefollowingletter： DearSir， IthinkyoumightbeinterestedinPictureNumber978inourlist，whichIwillbehappytosendtoyouifyouwish． J．W．Britnell MrWilliamsturnedtoNumber978inthelistandfoundthefollowingnote： Number978．Artistunknown．PictureofanEnglishcountryhouse，earlynineteenthcentury．25centime
4、tresby40centimetres．￡20． Itdidnotsoundveryinterestingandthepriceseemedhigh．However，MrWilliamsaddedittothepicturesthatheaskedMrBritnelltosendtohim． ThepicturesarrivedatthemuseumoneSaturdayafternoon，justafterMrWilliamshadleft．Theywerebroughtroundtohisroomsincollegesothathecouldlookatthemove
5、rtheweekend．MrWilliamsfoundthemonhistablewhenheandhisfriend，MrBinks，cameintohavetea． PictureNumber978showedthefrontofquitealargecountryhouse．Ithadthreerowsofwindowswiththedoorinthemiddleofthebottomrow．Thereweretreesonbothsidesofthehouseandalargelawninfrontofit．ThelettersA．W．F．werewrittenin
6、thecornerofthepicture．MrWilliamsthoughtthatitwasnotverywelldone，probablytheworkofanamateurartist，andhecouldnotunderstandwhyMrBritnellthoughtitwasworthtwentypounds．Heturneditoverandsawthattherewasapieceofpaperonthebackwithpartofanameonit．AllhecouldreadweretheendsoftwolinesofWritingThefirstsa
7、id，'—nglyHall'；thesecond，'—ssex'． MrWilliamsthoughtthatitwouldbeinterestingtoseeifhecouldfindthenameofthehouseinoneofhisguidebooksbe－foresendingthepicturebackonMondaymorning．Meanwhile，heputthepictureonthetable，litthelampbecauseitwasnowgettingdark，andmad
