CEYLON COCOA ESTATE 205 



Needless to say I paid the boy off, though I 

 don't think he was himself anxious to go, and I 

 shall miss his refined ways and his good English 

 for a long time to come. 



Whilst on this subject of native letters, I 

 must copy one more. It was received by 

 a friend of mine who had checked several over- 

 charged items in her beef book. I give it ver- 

 batim excepting that I have altered the names, 

 that my friend may not be identified. : — 



" Respected Madam, 



" We beg to inform your madamship that you 

 "might have seen our letter of date regarding the 

 " alterations which were made in the beef book. 



" Yet it seems to us that your madamship going as 

 ■ usual in altering the prices of article thereby. 



"We beg your madamship to draw your special 

 " attention to the fact that we are supplying you with 

 "the best of articles as well as with the cheapest 

 M price possible. 



" The above mentioned fact your madamship can 

 " easily understand if your madamship were to refer to 

 " price lists of Messrs. F. & Co. and Messrs. M. & Co. 



" Please note that we are charging the articles 

 " according to our price-list and nothing more. 



"Therefore under these circumstances that your 

 " madamship will be very much pleased in not altering 

 " the prices in the beef book in future, if such being the 

 "case we shall be a great loser thereby, please note 

 " the above. 



" Yours faithfully, 



" A. B. C. Nagoor & Co." 



