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alone。

Yours ever;

A。 Lang。

Do you bar ferreting rabbits? I think it damnable。

The answer to this is dated November 13; 1911。

November 13; 1911。

My dear Andrew; — All right; you shall “faire des objections;” i。e。 if we ever live to get at the thing; which I can’t do at present。

I think Kor was the mother of Egypt; which kept up a filial correspondence with her oracles。 “She” smashed the place in a rage because they tried her for the murder of Kallikrates。 Foundation of history — papyrus records brought home by Holly and sent with “Ayesha” MS。 Entered up by that old priest Junis; or someone。

Yes; ferreting rabbits is beastly; especially when the ferret freezes on to the rabbit in the hole。 But one must get rid of rabbits somehow。 Now coursing — but you know my views on the matter。

Ever yours;

H。 Rider Haggard。

I find among my copies of letters one written to Lang in 1907; which also deals with the question of a further collaboration that we contemplated at this time。 I had quite forgotten the matter; but now I remember that it came to nothing。 Lang suggested one of the old Greek legends that ended in the most horrible all…round tragedy — I do not at the moment recall which of them it was; though I could easily discover by consulting his letters of the period。

I said that it would not do: that a twentieth…century audience ething a little more cheerful。 I think he was rather cross with me about it — if he could be cross with me; for no shadow of real difference ever came between us。 At any rate the idea fell through; for which; too late; I am very sorry now。 Here is my letter:

Ditchingham House; Norfolk:

December 28; 1907。

My dear Andrew; — I’d like to do another bo