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Correspondence from Michael Sadleir [Constable & Co., Publishers of Laughing Torso] to Charles Harper [Waterhouse & Co., Solicitors for Constable & Co.]
[Correspondence concerning Constable & Co.'s preparation for the libel suit brought by Aleister Crowley against Nina Hamnett and the publication of her book Laughing Torso.]
November 12th, 1932.
Dear Harper,
I certainly think that you cannot act as a channel to provide communications between Crowley and his friends. The whole incident is oddly naive. I do not know Mr. Bots at all, but someone came up from the general office two days ago to say that a man had come in enquiring whether we knew Crowley's address as he wanted to get in touch with him. Not knowing who the man was or for what purpose he might wish to communicate with Crowley, I told the clerk that all matters of this sort were dealt with by our solicitors. I am now rather sorry that I did not simply say that we did not know the address and let it go at that; but the case as presented to me might have been someone anxious to help us and in any case there was no indication that the visitor intended to try and get us to forwards Crowley a private letter.
Yours sincerely,
C.J.S. Harper Esq., Messrs Waterhouse & Co., 10-12 Bishopsgate, E.C.2.
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