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Nov* 20, 194B 
Dear Bills 
I have finished reading your recent book, entitled Uncle Tom's 
Cabin er Ant-Hill Odyssey. 
The only trouble I had was that it ended too 39 Purely 
you have about three more books in you, each as “ nd them, 
Lucy and your publishers should see to it that you si. down 
or stand up and dictate them without delay. 
The fact that I have known you for some years mayhave 
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of you before* 
I inquired of our Literary Ed. when you would be 
, , + +v» n * a p»od review had come in and would be run in 
reviewed and was told that a &oa r^ Anyhow, The Times 
an early issue-- not Sunday the the Lit. Ed. 
won’t let you down, even though I made M attempt ^ohiac that* the* 
into being kind to you. You don't need kindness-- ail you n 
reading public should know what has been going . 
T»ah Louise and I are going to Maumee, near Toledo, next week 
SJTS ITSTi a^ii£ ^ niM 
guesses as to what they call that poor child for short. 
If you plan to go on any more expeditions I would like to sign on 
as 000k, and get mentioned in a later volume. 
