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April 15th 1916
Dear Mr. Joyce
Thank you for your letter of March 31st. The Edinburgh printer and
another declined the book (making nine refusals). It is now with two others
of whom I have better hopes. There should be replies from them next week.
I will tell you at once if either is favourable. Two American publishers also
have the complete text and have been asked to cable if they are willing to
undertake publication & printing. Mr. Pound wrote strong letters to
both.[1] I hope, therefore, it will not
be necessary to fall back on Mr. Pound's plan of printing with blank spaces
for typewritten insertions — to which you say you agree.
I am sending you the March & April numbers of "The Egoist."
It
was Miss Marsden's suggestion to talk of your book in the March number
and she wrote that last section nearly as it stands. In fact the article should
have been signed by her for, though it was my foundation, she worked it
up.[2] | With kind regards | Yours
sincerely
