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or six came into my room about midnight very
drunk and wanted whisky. They finally found
some methylated spirits for the lamp. I waited
anxiously on developments; but luckily they
found out their mistake before they tried to
drink it.

Fisher Unwin came to see me here on
Saturday night about my little book of short stories.
He's very angry at Heinemann for stealing a
march on him with that series of literature histories.
It seems he had been contemplating the same thing for
long.

The subjects for the Stanhope & Newdigate are
compulsory – Sully and Theodoric the Goth
in Italy – both rather nice.

Again let me thank you for your kind letter.
I needn't say that I value your criticism more
than anybody else's that I know.

Yours very sincerely

John Buchan

or six came into my room about midnight very
drunk and wanted whisky. They finally found
some methylated spirits for the lamp. I waited
anxiously on developments; but luckily they
found out their mistake before they tried to
drink it.

Fisher Unwin came to see me here on
Saturday night about my little book of short stories.
He's very angry at Heinemann for stealing a
march on him with that series of literature histories.
It seems he had been contemplating the same thing for
long.

The subjects for the Stanhope & Newdigate are
compulsory – Sully[Sulla?] and Theodoric the Goth
in Italy – both rather nice.

Again let me thank you for your kind letter.
I needn't say that I value your criticism more
than anybody else's that I know.

Yours very sincerely

John Buchan