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"Many thanks for returning the letter, and for the copy of your reply. If these people were open to reason, this good lady would be convinced. I wonder what the chances are?"

"Thank you for your letter and enclosure. It is encouraging to see the interest that is now being taken in the World History, and we hope that by and by the leaven will affect the whole lump..."

"[...] I will go through The Home Builders during the next fortnight, and send you any necessary corrections at the end of that time. A Book of Modern Peoples, the companion to Ancient Peoples is taxing my selective powers considerably..."

"The specimen books of the World History series that I asked should be sent to the Peace Palace, on the English stall. This was a matter for regret, as they were especially recommended..."

"We beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated 9th August and looked carefully into the figures and find that the sales of the American edition have been as follows: ..."

"As the result of further communications received from our New York Branch we are afraid that we must ask you to disregard entirely our letter of the 13th August last regarding the American sales of your book..."

"We beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated 9th November and in view of all the circumstances we are prepared to accept your figure of £9.9.2 as having been earned on the American edition..."

"Many thanks for the cutting. The reviewer is a little sarcastic, but means well. I will let you know if we have any application for the right to translate the book."

"We have received a letter from a Norwegian firm, asking for the terms of translating your four books..."

"Thank you for your letter of the 28th. I am under no agreement with reference to translations of the World History books; the only one I made had a time limit, and has lapsed..."