The Project is grateful to the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, the University of Texas at Austin, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner telegram, which is part of its Manuscript Collections. The date and place this telegram was sent from are provided by the official stamps. The book in question is Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland, Mudie’s influential lending library having been concerned about possible libel action from Rhodes and De Beers.