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Correspondence from Aleister Crowley to Gerald Yorke
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[Undated: circa March 1929]
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93
There were a good many blunders in the typewritten letters mailed to reach you Monday a.m. latest, but I guess you got the general tenor.
I may be ill or worse; indeed, I am [illegible] recurring [illegible] matter; that advance your promise, I will see [illegible] through no [illegible].
You [illegible] for the [illegible].
I was ill indeed last night.
This a.m. I saw the lawyer; he is quite clear that the whole matter is blackmail and [illegible].
We ought to have dished that [illegible] 500 fr[ancs] and stopped the trouble at the source. Now we've got to pay A. B. C. and D up to Z I suppose. It is the custom in France that if anybody looks like getting a little prosperous, those in the swim get after him on some pretext for their bit.
The one alternative I can think of is that you should put your foot down with our Ambassador here; he could probably shut up the story for good. This might save £1000.
I'll know more to-morrow. But you be here on Saturday a.m. Germer [Karl Germer] can raise £2000 on conditions, and it may be useful for you to cable him this week-end.
The weather continues fine and warm. Cope [Stuart R. Cope of the Lecram Press] comes 9 a.m. to-morrow with paged proofs [for Magick in Theory and Practice] etc.
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In haste
Yours fraternally
666.
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