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July 28th 1915
Dear Mr. Joyce,
It was because of Messrs. Partridge & Coopers' stupid censoring
of your novel that we left them — that is, they had objected once of
or
[folls. del. of] twice to things in other parts of the paper, but
their behaviour over your novel was the crowning offense. They struck out
a passage on Aug. 1st of last year.[1]
I could not help it. The rest was set up correctly until they came to the
latter part of chapter four where as you have seen some sentences were
omitted. I then submitted the whole of chapter five to them. They declined
to set it up as it stood & so we left them.[2]
I am sorry to say that Messrs. Ballantyne are now acting in the same
way. They refuse to print certain passages in the August instatment [sic].
I can but apologise to you.[3]
Mr. Pinker[4] has proofs
containing all the deleted matter. I hope you will not have this annoyance
when the novel comes to be printed in book form.
I am sending you the numbers you ask for. | With kind regards
&
apologies | Yours sincerely
