edraftofDivorceforthreeweekswithsomeminorcorrectionshereandthere.HetoldmeyesterdayonthephonethatthebookwillbeallreadyforthepublicbyNovember，1948.
IbelieveMissPruittisrightinthinkingthatatranslationwouldbedisintegratedwhenhandledbysomebodyelsebesidesthetranslator.Imyselfwouldliketoseeitalltobedonebyherselfaloneandpayhertwenty-fivepercentasshesuggested.
WithmylimitedknowledgeoftheEnglishlanguage，Iamnofairjudgeofherstyleofwriting.Therefore，Ihavetotaketherisktodependonher.ItseemsthattoinsisttohaveathirdpersoncuttinginnowwouldcertainlyhurtherpridewhichIwouldneverdotoafriend.Soletusgivein，andIhopeshewouldbemoreconfidentwithherselfinwritingonthestrengthofourtrustofher.
Sheisnowawayfortendaysholiday.Ihopewewillsignuptheagreementyoudraftedandrevisedforuswhenshecomesbacktotown.
IreturnedfromthecountrylastMondayandIwillbehereuptothe4thofAugustwhenIwillgoawayagainforafewdays.
Dopleasehaveafewdayoff，asitisreallytoohottoworkhereinthecity.
YoursSincerely,
S.Y.Shu
111948.7.30
S.Y.Shu
118W.83Street
NewYork24，N.Y.
30July1948
DearMr.Lloyd，
Thankyouverymuchforyourkindletter.AboutWard'sdoings，Ihavelearneduptillnownothingbeyondwhatyoutoldmeinyourletter.
MissKuo，Mr.Amussen，andItogetherhadadiscussionoverDivorcetheotherday.FollowingMr.Amussen'ssuggestions，Ididintwodaysallthenecessaryrevisions.MissKuolikedmyrevisionsverymuchandpromisedtodopromptlytheEnglishforthem.ShecouldprobablygivethemtoAmussennextMonday.
Afterthisrevision，Idothinkthestoryisingoodshape.IdohopethatAmussenwilldothefinalreadingoftherevisedmanuscriptquicklyandputitforwardtothepressbeforelong.
Ifwecouldbringoutthebookquickly，itwould，Iimagine，helpagreatdealtostopallWard'snonsense.IfwecouldpublishmybookbeforeWard's“rare”-editionhasthechancetostealthescene，wewouldallbesaved.
Hewouldnotdaretochallengeusbyscatteringhis“rare”-edi-tionafterthebookproperlypublishedbyus.
YoursSincerely,
S.Y.Shu
121948.8.3
118W.83Street
NewYork24，N.Y.
3August1948
DearMr.Lloyd，
Thankyouverymuchforyourkindnote.
MissPruittis，Isuppose，stillinthecountry，asIhavenotyetheardfromher.
IammyselfgoingtopayavisittoMrs.Walshinherfarmtomorrow.Iwillstaythereonlyfor4or5days.
IhavealreadywrittentomypublisherinShanghaiabouttheim-portanceofre—registeringofallmybooksatonce.
IhadachatonthephonewithMr.AmussenwhosaidhehadreceivedtheEnglishversionofalltherevisionsofDivorcefromMissKuoandhewastoprepareeverythingforthefinaldraftpromptly.Idohopewecanout—runWardinthisscandalousOlympics.
YoursSincerely，
S.Y.Shu
131948.8.10
10/8
DearMr.Lloyd，
ThankyouverymuchforyourkindletterofAugust6.
IamflyingtoLosAngelestomorrowtoconsultwiththeproducersofRickshowBoyforitsfinalscript.Iwillbebackinaboutfourorfivedaystime.Withbestwishes，
YoursSincerely，
S.Y.Shu
141948.8.19
19/8
DearMr.Lloyd，
IamsorryfornothavingtoldyouanythingaboutmyHollywoodadventure，asIcamebackonlylastnight.
WhenIleftthem，Ididnotmentionhowmuchtheyshouldpayformyservice，astheyhadalreadypaidtheroundairtripandhotelexpensesformewhichwasaltogetheraboutfourhun