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Inspiteofmanyinvitations,hewouldalwaysdeclinetovisitOxford
Soin1897,MurrayfinallydecidedtotraveltoCrowthornehimself
Whenhearrived,hefoundMinorlockedinabook-linedcellattheBroadmoorAsylumfortheCriminallyinsane
MurrayandMinorbecamefriends,sharingtheirloveofwords
Minorcontinuedcontributingtothedictionary,sendinginmorethan10,000submissionsin20years
MurraycontinuedtovisitMinorregularly,sometimestakingwalkswithhimaroundtheasylumgrounds
In1910,MinorleftBroadmoorforanasyluminhisnativeAmerica
Murraywasattheporttowavegoodbyetohisremarkablefriend
Minordiedin1920,sevenyearsbeforethefirsteditionoftheOxfordEnglishDictionarywascompleted
The12volumesdefined414,825words,andthousandsofthemwerecontributionsfromaveryscholarlyanddevotedasylumpatient