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???Ye gang?

Ye ancient auld blackguard;

Just see whaur ye’re staggered

From Homer to Haggard

???And Lang!

3。

In stunt and in strife

To gang seeking a wife —

At your time o’ life

???It was wrang。

An’ see! Fresh afflictions

Into Haggard’s descriptions

An’ the plagues o’ the Egyptians

???Ye sprang!

4。

The folk ye’re now in wi’

Are ill to begin wi’

Or to risk a hale skin wi’

???In breeks —

They’re blacker and hetter —

(Just ask your begetter)

And far frae bein’ better

???Than Greeks。

5。

Ther’s your Meriamun:

She’ll mebbe can gammon

That auld…furrand salmon

???Yoursel’;

An’ Moses and Aaron

Will gie ye your fairin’

Wi’ fire an’ het airn

???In Hell。

I refuse to continue longer。 I had an excellent half…verse there; but couldn’t get the necessary pendant; and anyway there’s no end to such truck。

Yours;

R。 L。 S。

Now I will turn to my modern novel; “Beatrice。” Oddly enough; Lang liked it; although he says somewhere that he “infinitely prefers” Umslopogaas and Skallagrim。

I have read your chapters of “Beatrice。” Sursum corda: it moves; it has go and plenty of it。 。 。 。 I fear it is a deal more popular line than “The World’s Desire。”

May 8th。

I have read “Beatrice;” and if she interests the public as much as she does me; s