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Correspondence from Aleister Crowley to Gerald Yorke
[On the stationary of] The Aquila Press Limited 2 & 3 Langham Chambers All Souls Place, W.1.
16th May. 1930.
Gerald Yorke Esq. Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, Tidworth.
Care Frater:
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law
Everything is now alright here for the moment. The pictures have come safely to hand. There would appear to be about 160 of them. We have a man to organise the Exhibition, I think you met him, he bought some old broadsides to the Mandrake [Mandrake Press] the other day, I should say an extremely good publication. Name Hanchant [Wilfred Hanchant].
Thynne [Major Robert Thynne] goes down to the country today; as soon as he is back I shall take up seriously the question of the proper relationships between your publicity and the Exhibition here. I think the fair rough arrangement might be to consider that the Mandrake and the Aquila would get about equal benefits from the show, and therefore should go fifty-fifty on the expense.
Krumm-Heller [Arnold Krum-Heller] is coming over on the 27th, and Germer [Karl Germer] will probable come with him. At least it is suggested, and I am writing him by Air Mail today to urge him to do so.
The Contract for the Aquila [Press] is not yet ready. Of course the Lawyers would find some absurd formality to talk to each other about. But I think we shall have it on Monday. If you come up on Sunday it might be very useful for us to have a general talk. But there is nothing very critical, and I should hate to think that I was spoiling your holiday. But if you are cabling, send me a wire. (I do not know why I should spend thousands of pounds on getting an address in London, if you can't use it! Your letter turned up very late!
Where are the drawings for 777?* Germer sent me a list last night, and I want to check them up.
I had dinner with Stephensen [P.R. Stephensen] last night, or he with me. He was quite friendly, I think he is simply muddled in his mind about the Goldston [Edward Goldston] question. He talked as though he wanted to send to prison, and loudly proclaimed that if he once went into the witness box on any pretext whatever he would do so. What he is really afraid of is that I should come down on him, or that Goldston should come down on him for half of the judgment. But of course I would not, and I should make it very clear that if Goldston took any action against him I should give evidence on his behalf.
I am just dictating a Memorandum to send him, and ask him to see if he will ask you about it.
Of course I do hope you will be here on Sunday, but I can't ask you to put yourself out, and to deprive His Sacred Majesty (Whom God Preserve) of his most Gallant Soldier.
Love is the law, love under will.
Fraternally
666
* P.S. 358 [Israel Regardie] says at Knockholt.
P.S. Since writing I find there is an urgent matter. The binder is unruly. Very.
666.
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