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Correspondence from Aleister Crowley to Tom Driberg
[circa February 1926]
Dear Mr. Driberg,
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I enclose "The Heart of the Master"—which will give you some preliminary idea of our present line of work. Next week I hope to send you a "bigger note": with these two you should have a very fair conception of where we stand.
By the way, I must mention one controversial matter. Besides the obvious open opposition to my work, there is a campaign of secret slander. It has occurred on several occasions that shortly after people have got in touch with me, they have been approached with divers falsehoods suited to their psychology, with the result that the correspondence has dropped suddenly. We are now putting in some of our time in unmasking this conspiracy: for (from the wide power displayed) there is most certainly a regular gang at the game; perhaps some secret society—but we shall know in a few days or weeks now.
It occurred to me that you might be able to throw some light on this possibility somebody has come to you and tried to frighten you. Well, the first rule of life is to believe nothing you hear, and precious little of what you see!
Will you let me know? It is important to track down the culprits: and now I am beginning to have some money to spare once more, to punish them as they deserve. Horrid to have to think of such things with the Moon and the Sea the way they are to-night!
Could you send us a wire to say exactly what day we may expect you? It's a question of fitting in certain other visits.
Fraternally,
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