"I send you a budget. Exhibit A is the copy of Mr. Thomas's letter; Exhibit B my proposed reply; Exhibit C the corrections for the last batch of chapters received today..."

"Take a look at the enclosed, will you? Sounds phoney to me, but what do you think? Have been discussing Mr. Thomas's peculiar letter with spouse and [?]. They suspect he had a blazing row with Blatt..."

"Many thanks for your letter. I hope both Blatt and Thomas will cool down, and pause to consider whose book it is anyways! My ire has once more been roused by the noticeable omission of my name from Heinmann's list in today's Observer..."

"Many thanks for your long letter. I do hope the Blatt-Thomas tangle straightens out. I'm so glad Doubleday is going to take a hand in it..."

"The enclosed document arrived today. I think it most disquieting. My impression of Thomas is growing more unfavorable- what possesses him to write so indiscretly to a complete stranger?..."

"I return herewith the first chapters of my manuscript. I hope I have done what is required. If I haven't, will you explain to Miss Sutherland that I am working under certain difficulties..."

"Herewith the two Thomas letters, and the answer I propose to send him subject to your approval. If you like it, will you post it, if not, send it back with suggestions for the alternative version..."

"I'll sign the contract and send it back to you as soon as Ronald has seen it. It looks to me a very fair short span agreement, and I suspect your hand has been at work on some of the clauses..."

"Herewith contract, approved, and initialled in every direction. You will forgive me for evoking upon it with an entirely abstracted eye- my whole attention is centered upon Waterloo, so that nothing else has much reality..."

"Will you do something about this body snatcher, please? Just what you think best- though I am at one will G.B.S. on the subject, and think it an impertinence..."