INCORPORATION OF REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We are aware that our report dated November 16, 2000 on our review of interim financial information of The Limited, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of and for the period ended October 28, 2000 and included in the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter then ended is incorporated by reference in its registration statements on Form S-8, Registration Nos. 33-18533, 33-25005, 2-92277, 33-24829, 33-24507, 33-24828, 2-95788, 2-88919, 33-24518, 33-6965, 33-14049, 33-22844, 33-44041, 33-49871, 333-04927, 333-04941, and its registration statements on Form S-3, Registration Nos. 33-20788, 33-31540, 33-43832, and 33-53366.