CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 23 to the registration statement on Form N-1A ("Registration
Statement") of our report dated May 5, 2000, relating to the financial
statements and financial highlights which appears in the March 31, 2000 Annual
Report to Shareholders of Legg Mason Total Return Trust, Inc., which is also
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to
the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights", "The Fund's
Independent Accountants", and "Financial Statements" in such Registration
Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
July 19, 2000
