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C/o Gioacchino Veneziani, Murano, Venice, Italy.
Dear Sir,

I am much obliged to you for your letter of the 16th., and it crosses a letter from me enclosing an amended agreement. In view of the fact that you wish me now to look after the future business with Grant Richards, the agreement will need some little modification, but that is only slight. I will see Mr. Richards and get his decision about the novel. Can you send me either the original or a copy of your agreement with Mr. Richards? I


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assume from what you say that he published "Dubliners", and I will make enquiries about the American edition.[1] Before doing so, however, I should like to see the actual agreement, in order to know where we stand.[2]