1 Matjesfontein
2 Sep 23 / 92
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4 Dear Boy
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6 I send you Forts letters. I hope you’ve got the key of his box with
7you. I shouldn’t like to think anyone else could get at it. I am
8longing to hear of your time in Old England. It’s curious how I long
9to be back there now, though I shall long sorely for African summers &
10African skies.
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12 I sent our little ones off a box of Karroo flowers this morning. I
13wish Dot belonged to me. God might have given her to me. I’m going
14down to see them next month.
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16 Tell a body about what you do & see a little. There’s no news here.
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18 Good bye old man
19 Olive
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21 P.S. I wish if you see Ellis you would do me a great favour. Ask him
22to show you the agreement with Unwin about Dreams, & just write me ^no
23you can tell me when you can^ your opinion whether legally it gives
24Unwin
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26 1st, Any claim to continue publishing the book if I wish to put it
27into the hands of another man; it seems to me that it gives him the
28right to publish it only as long as I wish it?
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30 2nd, Whether from the wording of the agreement it gives gives Unwin
31the right to determine at what price it shall be brought out. I want
32it brought out still at 6/- He says he has a right to bring it out at
33what each price he likes & if he chooses will bring it out in a paper
34cover at 1/- which will be an immense loss to me.
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36 I see nothing in the agreement determining that he & not I am to
37direct the price. Don’t see Ellis about it if h you have no time, but
38I should like your opinion. In case Ellis hasn’t a copy of the
39agreement I enclose the spare which can be sent to
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41 ^Unwin. I’m so sorry about it, but after what he wrote to me I let the
42matter pass it will imply I think he has the right.^
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44 ^See Ellis before you send note to Unwin.^
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