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Correspondence from Aleister Crowley to Gerald Yorke
Ivy Cottage, Knockholt, Kent
Dec. 31st, 1929.
Care Frater:
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
The Glaridge Gallery seems to have a working arrangement between their right and left hands, as recommended in Holy Scripture.
I put off going to London today; until Thursday when I see specialist No. 2. I propose that we dine together at Oddenino's that evening.
There is a subtle legal question about contracts. It is a question of what the word "publishing" means when used in a contract. If it is a question of a libel, the libel is established by merely showing the written words to any third person. But if, I think, a man undertakes to publish books, there is an implication that he shall use the means generally recognized in the trade as convenient to that purpose. This is what we want an opinion about. When you see Goldston [Edward Goldston], the thing is to insist on is, of course, that he pay for the whole sets for which he has orders.
Unfortunately, the Amexco business has got into the hands of an congenital idiot in the superior staff. He writes me the most absurd letter referring to correspondence before him which he has entirely failed to read. I shall deal with him severely. (P.S. No: it was Regardie's [Israel Regardie] [illegible])
I will ring you up on Thursday afternoon, provided I escape alive from the specialist, to arrange a definite date for the dinner.
Love is the law, love under will.
Yours fraternally
666.
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