November 3, 1927

Miss Mary Butts,
14 Rue De Monttessuy,
Paris (VIIe),
France.

Dear Miss Butts:

Will you not sometime write a story
for The Dial? Is the hope that you will, a pre-
sumption--idle, or foolish? Your work has given
and gives us--pleasure--and in certain pieces, we
feel a detaining beauty--as one reads--and in rec-
ollection. In the opening pages of this story we
are strongly conscious of your dexterous use of
the principle of elimination--or is it implication?
To receivedwhat is in style and workmanship identi-
fied with you, delights one in anticipation, and
it is a distress to find THE HOUSE&PARTY out of
harmony with The Dial--to realize that we must re-
linquish its felicitous style; content, of course,
is to be considered as well as manner. Some per-
heapplwould feel The Dial to be unfortunate in not
being able to use anything which a valued author
might permit it to have, but I think it possible
that you may be sympathetic to a publication's
maintaining a course peculiarly its own.

At all events we make bold to beg
that you will send us that which is in character
with The Dial's somewhat austerely English taste.

MM:GS

November 20, 1928

Dear Miss Butts;

In your letter of November 7th, you spoke of writing immediately the review of Glenway Wescott's book and we hoped we could have it for the January issue, which is now going to press. If we could have it by December 15th, even a few days later, it could be included in the February issue, but we of course should like to send you proof so shall only ask that you give it as early as it is at all convenient. We are so very happy that you will write it that, for that reason also, we wish to have it as soon as we can.

Publishers mean, I think, to be faithful to an author and it is much to be regretted that a fine book sometimes lacks the prominence that would be gained by many reviews. To know that the one in The Dial was in any way a satisfaction is a pleasure.

Sincerely yours,

14 rue de Monttessuy VII
Paris, France.

March 16, 1929

Miss Mary Butts
22 Clarges Street
London W. 1
England

Dear Miss Butts:

Your article received yester-
day, is greatly worth waiting for, though
I am sorry that the occasion of our wait-
ing has been on your part, severe illness.
If you wish to be back in Paris it would
be unkind to be glad of any hindrance, but
I have a superstitious confidence in the
felicity of maternal care and besides, am
fonder of England than other places.

It pleases and rather terrifies
one that you should have perceived so much
more about our country than is written down,
and we are grateful for the substance with
which you endow the book.

We shall next week send you a
cheque for thirty dollars ($30), and proof
as soon as we can. Material for the May
issue has gone to press but we are managing
to insert this article and should the proof
not need to be forwarded to you from London
to Paris there will be time for us to receive
it before the issue is closed. Toward the
last of April we shall be sending you two
copies of the May Dial and shall send them
to London unless you give other directions.