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I have not written you because for the last three days I have been on the point of
sailing for Mal
Mailjoya and it has to be the
right kind of skirt. I came out here and put the pressure on hard and she was more
than game for it. We thought it all settled, but last night
I don't think we would have run much chance except that of the discomforts of
war–time travel, and the financial offer was glittering––– quite drowned the song of
any lark whatever. But, on the other hand, there were difficulties. I agreed to
write the history roG
pro–German, but in such times as these
people's judgment and reasonableness are a good deal warped by strong feeling. If,
when I came back, I had felt absolutely unable to write the kind of articles
expected of me, think what a lot of wear and tear it would mean.the a fate motif, and I disclaim the
responsibility of decision. I was ready to go under the conditions I which I felt would assure the success of the
enterprise; it is not up to me to go under conditions which I feel render it
doubtful. unknoow unknown quancd be foolish to undertake it
with anyone else. The work would be hard under the best conditions, and smoothness and tact are not my peculiar graces,
God knows!
Now I promisc