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5 Suffolk Road, Edinburgh 20.10.22

Dear Mr. Buchan

May a reader of "Huntingtower" say "Thank you" for the very great pleasure your fine story has given him and all his household? A new John Buchan story is always hailed with delight in this house by old and young, and "Huntingtower" has come up to all expectations which is saying a great deal. Would that we had more of such fine, breezy, exhilarating tales! We are immensely indebted to you.

Now, by the way, two slight slips for correction: on p. 235 line 14 - "the man whom Heritage had decided was an Australian" should be either "the man who, Heritage decided, was an Australian" or "the man whom Heritage decided to be an Australian;" and on p.317, line 5, "waiting on the return of Penelope", should be "waiting for", shouldn't it? That use of "waiting on" is a Scotticism we are

all prone to north of the Border.

Yours gratefully,

Millar Patrick