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When I was a lad at Scoones’ I had an intimate friend named Sheil。 When I returned from Africa I found that he had bee a Trappist monk。 We corresponded and I went to see him。 (He too is long dead。) In one of his letters I find this sentence written over thirty years ago: “What I wish is that we may all go home together and be together always。”

This exactly expresses my sentiments towards the few for whom I care — dead or living。

Ever your friend;

H。 Rider Haggard。

October 20; 1911。

Dear Rider; — I expect we shall meet our dogs and cats。 They have ghosts! I don’t much bar fox…hunting: it needs pluck; and the fox; a sportsman himself; only takes his chances and often gets away。 It’s all a matter of thinking。 Scott was a humane man; but devoted to coursing; which I abominate。 Wordsworth never thought of harm in trout…fishing; with fly。 Now I was born to be ruthful to trout; as a kid; and sinned against light; but I could not use the worm。

Why on earth do you keep letters? I have a very few sealed up; but dare not look on them 。 。 。 。

A little later; either at Charles Longman’s suggestion or with his approval; it occurred to me to try to cheer Lang up and take him out of himself a little by getting him to collaborate; or at any rate to think over collaboration; in another romance。 To this end I wrote to him as follows:

November 10; 1911。

My dear Andrew; — I have e across a scheme we had (about a quarter of a century ago) for collaboration in a novel of Old Kor。

I think it has been in bottle long enough and should be decanted。

What say you? Have you any ideas? I see stuff in it; but could not really tackle it just at present。 It would be rather jolly to do another job with you; old fellow。

After all “The World’s Desire;” about which you were rather melancholy; has stood the test of time fairly well and many people still like it much。

Ever yours;

H。 Rider Haggard。

Here is the answer; written from St。 Andrews:

November 11th。

Dear Rider; — Faire des objections c’est collaborer; but I don’t think that I could do more。 Had I any ideas of Kor long ago? “She;” I think; is not easily to be raised again unless she drops her 'word illegible' for some prehistoric admirer。 I like Kor; but have no precise conception of it; unless the Egyptians came thence。

The W。D。 '“World’s Desire”' took in despite of my ill…omened name; I brought you worse luck than you would have had alone。

Yours ever;

A。 Lang。

Do you bar ferreting rabbits? I think it damnable。

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