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Correspondence from Aleister Crowley to Montgomery Evans
57, Petersham Road, Richmond, Surrey.
17th October, 1939.
Dear Monty,
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law.
I was very glad to get your letter of the 23rd. Sept. Oh yes, we heard about it all right. I said to myself at once, "So Mr. Evans has gone in for sea-bathing". I rang up Gordon Chambers at once to confirm, and they were not sure, but rather thought you had been involved. I rang up the Steamship Company; after great difficulty I reached a sufficiently important official who told me that he had heard that certain Steamship Companies issued passenger lists, though of course he couldn't be sure, and anyway he hadn't got one, and perhaps the people in Glasgow were preparing one. I asked him if he didn't think he was likely to get some other enquiries besides mine, and he said, "Oh yes, they had been bothered with quite a lot of enquiries, but they didn't know much about it. However, the Glasgow people might very likely send them a passenger list, if they did get one out." I gave it up; but day after day I rang up various people and ultimately heard that you were safe at Halifax.
I was very sorry about the Library; perhaps you will have a little more sympathy with me in the future. I have had five killed under me.
I don't understand your reference to Yorke [Gerald Yorke]. Who confiscated what book? Please let me know and I will do what I can.
You could help to annoy Adolph [Hitler] by getting me over to the States. I have asked them to send me, but do not know the result.
We too, have got to be aroused. It is no good asking me to send first-hand news because none of the news means anything; this is not a war, it is an illegal operation.
The astrologists are of course busy constructing alibis. I alone have not had to revise any predictions.
I don't think it is any good my sending you books; I don't know what the regulations are, and I think it is better not to take any precautions, but leave it to the people who are supposed to know what they are doing.
You will please me very much if you communicate regularly at short intervals. For my part, if anything of interest turns up, I will let you know immediately. In the meanwhile if there is anything you can do to facilitate my visit, I shall be extremely grateful.
Love is the law, love under will.
Yours
Aleister
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