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Many thanks for your telegram which arrived at about midday on Saturday & for your letter[1] which reached me yesterday. The second instalment is being dispatched today in the same way. Please do not trouble to telegraph this time. As the first instalment reached you safely I will take it that the second will do so also. And please do not talk of kindness — it was a debt owing to you. I was rather worried by a letter from Mr. Pound in which he said you were in need of money. I felt wretched & ashamed to think we had had your wonderful book & made you no return whatever. The kindness is entirely yours in never having drawn attention to the fact.
It is a fortnight since I saw your agent & I have had no word from him since. He promised to write as soon as he had anything definite to say.
The December & January numbers of our paper which were posted to you under our printed wrapper have lately been returned to us from the Censor's Office. I find there is a new regulation making it necessary to obtain direct permission from the War Office before any periodicals can be sent from this country to neutral European countries, & we have not as yet obtained this permission. Apparently there are many formalities to be gone through.
May I send good wishes for your birthday? | And with kind regards | I am | Yours sincerely
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