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IV Box Five
"OneofthelettershadatonceattractedRichard’sattentionnotonlybecausetheenvelopewasaddressedinredink,butbecauseheseemedtohaveseenthewritingbefore.Hesoonrememberedthatitwastheredhandwritinginwhichthememorandum-bookhadbeensocuriouslycompleted.Herecognizedtheclumsychildishhand.Heopenedtheletterandread:
DEARMR.MANAGER:
Iamsorrytohavetotroubleyouatatimewhenyoumustbesoverybusy,renewingimportantengagements,signingfreshonesandgenerallydisplayingyourexcellenttaste.IknowwhatyouhavedoneforCarlotta,SorelliandlittleJammesandforafewotherswhoseadmirablequalitiesoftalentorgeniusyouhavesuspected.
Ofcourse,whenIusethesewords,IdonotmeantoapplythemtoLaCarlotta,whosingslikeasquirtandwhooughtnevertohavebeenallowedtoleavetheAmbassadeursandtheCafeJacquin;nortoLaSorelli,whooweshersuccessmainlytothecoach-builders;nortolittleJammes,whodanceslikeacalfinafield.AndIamnotspeakingofChristineDaaeeither,thoughhergeniusiscertain,whereasyourjealousypreventsherfromcreatinganyimportantpart.
