 That replacement was to be Miss M. Verne McNeely, a redoubtable lady who was a member of the Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge, and also ran a bookshop.She looked after the affairs of the Press very capably and occasionally sent Milford boxes of complimentary cigars.Her association with OUP seems to date from 1910, although she did not have exclusive agency for OUP's books.