Correspondence from Leah Hirsig to Frank Bennett

 

     

 

50 rue Vavin Paris VIenue

 

 

April. 14 / [19]24 e.v.

 

 

Care Frater Progradior

 

93

 

The Beast asks me to write you that he suspends the summons sent you last July [1]. He assumes that you have been saving money for the voyage and in view of sudden emergencies which have arisen at this end he thinks it will be better if you will cable the largest sum of money you can scrape together to

 

SHUMWAY [Ninette Shumway] CEFALU SICILY

(sufficient cable address)

 

Needless to say, as soon as the situation is relieved here we will send you out ample funds to pay your passage if it still seems desirable that you should come. The whole situation will have to be reconsidered later on.

 

93 93/93

 

Yours fraternally,

 

Alostrael 31-666-31 The Scarlet Woman

 

 

1—Actually August.

 

 

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