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Correspondence from George MacNie Cowie to Aleister Crowley
14 Glenisla Gardens, Edinburgh.
13 Feb 18.
Care Frater.
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
Yours of Jan 24th. You would no doubt get my letter as soon as you had written. I have painful reason to remember that yours re the books reached me just at the end of 1917. It was answered by the first possible mail. There has been no interruption in the mails and if letters don't reach you it must be that they are confiscated. (As you have not asked to the contrary they still go c/o Cooke). I fully explained the state of affairs, it remains unchanged except for the worse, and even if I were free to go to London which I am not, I will not take action that will certainly end in the seizure and confiscation of irreplaceable stock. It's no use pretending to think that this is not so. I will no doubt hear from you in acknowledgement of the other letters. I have written several times. There is no news in especial except the possible purchase [of Boleskine] has come to nothing, terms too high still, presumably. I have only a certain persona word for it, but there is trouble brewing in London over your debts.
I am in no cheerful mood at present, hence this brief note, my time is so restricted now besides. I'd be only to glad to send the books were it possible. Do write me a nice letter some time, I get so worried. It needs courage just to go on living.
Fraternally.
George M. Cowie.
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