alone。
Yours ever；
A。 Lang。
Do you bar ferreting rabbits？ I think it damnable。
The answer to this is dated November 13； 1911。
November 13； 1911。
My dear Andrew； — All right； you shall “faire des objections；” i。e。 if we ever live to get at the thing； which I can’t do at present。
I think Kor was the mother of Egypt； which kept up a filial correspondence with her oracles。 “She” smashed the place in a rage because they tried her for the murder of Kallikrates。 Foundation of history — papyrus records brought home by Holly and sent with “Ayesha” MS。 Entered up by that old priest Junis； or someone。
Yes； ferreting rabbits is beastly； especially when the ferret freezes on to the rabbit in the hole。 But one must get rid of rabbits somehow。 Now coursing — but you know my views on the matter。
Ever yours；
H。 Rider Haggard。
I find among my copies of letters one written to Lang in 1907； which also deals with the question of a further collaboration that we contemplated at this time。 I had quite forgotten the matter； but now I remember that it came to nothing。 Lang suggested one of the old Greek legends that ended in the most horrible all…round tragedy — I do not at the moment recall which of them it was； though I could easily discover by consulting his letters of the period。
I said that it would not do： that a twentieth…century audience ething a little more cheerful。 I think he was rather cross with me about it — if he could be cross with me； for no shadow of real difference ever came between us。 At any rate the idea fell through； for which； too late； I am very sorry now。 Here is my letter：
Ditchingham House； Norfolk：
December 28； 1907。
My dear Andrew； — I’d like to do another bo