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    ekinghasbeenproperlyorganizedandIamnowthechairmanofit.ItgivesmealotofworktodoandIamverybusyindeed. Ithasbeenveryhotthissummer,butforthelasttwodaysitgetscooler,andpears,apples,andpeachesareplentyinthemarket.Mylittlegirl(LittleLi)refuseseverythingexceptapples!Sheevenhidesoneortwoapplesinherbed! ThingsinPekingaremostlygoingfine.Inflationisstoppedandeverybodyfeelshappy.Foodisplenty.Peoplebegintolovethenewgovernment. AboutHarcurtBrace'sproposalofsharingtheextraeditorialcosts,Ithinkwehavetoaccept,astheyhavespentsomuchthatweshouldhelpthem. Pleasekindlyposttheenclosedcardtogetherwith15toMr.RobertLandry,theAuthorsGuild,3East39thStreet,NewYork16,N.Y.Manythanks. PleaseremembermekindlytoMrs.andMissLloyd. Bestwishes, YoursSincerely, S.Y.Shu 371950.11.17 17Nov.Peking DearMr.Lloyd, ThisistowishyouahappyX'masandabrightNewYear. Ihavebeenquitebusyinmywork,andthatisthereasonwhyIhavenotbeenabletowrite. Mysciaticpainsarestillwithme,otherwise,Iamquitewell.Ihavetriedtoseekeverypossibleadvicetocureit,butallinvain.IwonderwhenandhowIcangetridofthistroublesomething. Ihopeyouhavebeenkeepingwell. PleasekindlyremembermetoMrs.andMissLloyd. YoursSincerely, S.Y.Shu 381951.5.3 Peking,1951,May3rd DearMr.Lloyd, ThankyouverymuchforyourletterofApril3,1951.Iamverysorryfornothavingwrittenforsolong,asIhavebeenextremelybusyatthetime.AstheChairmanofthePekingAssociationofArtists,IhavesomuchtodothatIcouldhardlyfindtimeenoughtomanageevenmyownaffairs.ThepopulationofPekingisnowmorethan2millionsandmany,manyartistsareworkinghere.Ihavetobebusytohelpthem. IamveryanxioustoseetheYellowStorm,butIdonotknowwhenIcouldgetoneofthecopiesyousenttome.IhopeyouwillbekindenoughtogivetwocopiestoMr.T.T.Chu(435,apartment52,W.123rdStreet,NewYork,N.Y.),oneforhimself,oneforme.HewillgetmycopythroughHongkongtoreachme.Youmaysendthingsandmoneytomeinthesameway.Mr.Chuismygoodfriendandknowshowtosendthemtome. MissPruitthassentmeafewreviewsoftheYellowStorm.Theyseemtobeveryfavorableindeed. Bestwishesfrom YoursSincerely, S.Y.Shu 391951.5.21 Peking,21May1951 DearMr.Lloyd, TheenclosednoticewasforwardedtomebymyformerlandlordinNewYork.WhenIleftNewYork,IbroughtallmyincometaxdocumentstotheIntemalRevenueOfficein42ndStreettobeexamined.Theywereprovedtobeallcorrectandproper.Otherwise,IcouldnotbookmypassageforChinaatall.Now,IaminPekingandIhave,ofcourse,nowaytoappearastold.Doyouthinkthereisanythingreallyimportantthatweshoulddosomethingorjustleaveitalone? Iamtoldthatoneofthebook(YellowStorm)yousenttomealreadyreachedHongkongandmyfriendDr.Houwillfindawaytosendittome.Mr.T.T.Chuof435W.123Street,Apt.52,NewYork,N.Y.willhelpyoutosendletters,books,andmoneytome.Heisagoodfrinedofmine.HecanputtheChinesewordsontheenvelopforyourlettertome. IhavebeenverybusyallthetimeinPeking.Butthesciaticpainisstillwithme.Ihavetriedeverythingtocureit,butnothingdoing! Ourwhitecathasnowthreebabies-1allwhite,and2whitewithyellowspots.Butthesmallbirdisdeadwhichgivestheopportunitytomybabydaughtertoshedalotoftears. Withbestwishes, YoursSincerely,
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