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The Times

THE TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY, LTD.,
PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE,
LONDON, E.C.4.

Easter Day
Midnight

My dear John

You have written a very good book,
if I may be allowed to say so with all respect
& humility - the best yet, not excluding "Montrose",
(though Michael prefers "the 39 steps"!) I
have spent the last three days in reading it,
with growing admiration, & it is so long since
any new book gave me so much satisfaction that
I feel I must be allowed to cumber your breakfast
table with yet another tribute - not on any account
to be answered - to be added to the heap which