11948.4.6
118W.83Street
NewYork24，N.Y.
6April1948
DearMr.Lloyd，
IhadaletterfromMrs.Walshtellingmethatshewastowriteonmybehalftoyou.
ItwouldbeverykindofyouifyouwouldgivemeacallonthephonesothatIwillbecomingtoseeyou.Mytelephonenumberis:Su7-9509.
YoursSincerely,
S.Y.Shu
21948.4.12
118W.83Street
NewYork24，N.Y.
April12，1948
DearMr.Lloyd，
Pleaseletmethankyouoncemoreagainforbeingsokindastotakemeunderyourcare.IamtowritetoMrs.Walshallaboutit.
IamsorryforgivingyoutwicethewrongtelephonenumberofwhichSu7-9059iscorrect.
IamnotsurewhetherMr.Reynalisnowintownornot，asIwastoldafewdaysagothathewastohaveaholidaysomewhereintheSouth.Youwill，however，findMr.TheodaeAmussentheretogiveyoualltheinformationsaboutDivorce，ashehasbeenhandingitinthepastmonths.
Withbestwishes，
YoursSincerely,
S.Y.Shu
31948.4.17
118W.83Street
NewYork24，N.Y.
17April1948
DearMr.Lloyd，
Theenclosed4copiesoftheagreementbetweenMissKuoandIweresenttoMissHerzwhoforwardedtome.WouldyoumindtomailthembackformetoAnnWatkinsInc.whenyoufinishreadingthemsothattheywillknowyouaretakingcareofme？Manythanks.
YoursSincerely,
S.Y.Shu
41948.4.22
118W.83Street
NewYork24，N.Y.
22April1948
DearMr.Lloyd，
ManythanksforyourkindletterofApril2lst.
AboutmynextpublicationinEnglish，IamnowonlyanxioustoworkoutthelongnovelIhavebeendoingwithMissIdaPruitt.ItisalongnovelaboutamillionwordsinChinese.ThefirsttwopartsofitwerealreadypublishedinbookfrominShanghai，andIamnowwritingitsthirdpart，whichwill，Ihope，becompletedintwomonthstime.ThestoryisaboutwartimeinPekingcoveringaperiodofeightlongyears.Personally，Imyselflikeitverymuch，asitismylongest，andperhapsalsomybestnovelIhaveeverwritten.FortheEnglishversion，itisquitenecessarytoboildownabit，andIintendtocutofftwohundredthousandwordsatleast.
Ihave，sofar，nottriedtomakeanyarrangementforitspublica-tionwithmypublisher，althoughMr.AmussenoncetoldmetomakeacontractwithMr.Reynal.Iwouldbeverygladindeed，ifwecouldgetforitanotherpublisher.
MissIdaPurittwasborninChinaonwhichshehaspublishedtwobooksinherownright.AlthoughshedoesnotreadChinesethatshecanvisualizeallwhatIreadtoheratoncefrommybook.ThatisthereasonwhyIhavebeenveryhappyinworkingwithher.
Shehas，however，hershortcomings.Shewould，forexample，insisttokeeptheChineseflavorasmuchasshecanwhichmakeshersometimeswritebrokenEnglish.WhenIgavethedraftofthefirsttenchaptersofthetranslationtoMissHerztoread，shetoldmetostopworkingwithMissPruittatonce，asshethoughttheEnglishwasallveryqueer.AndshealsomadetheremarkthatifIweretocontinueworkingwithMissPruitt，itwouldbequitenecessarytogetathirdpersontopolishuptheEnglish，whichwouldmakethingsverycomplicated.IbelievethatiswhereMr.Reynalgottheimpressionofvowingitasideaspremature.
Iwent，then，toseeMrs.Walshandaskedheradviseaboutit.Afterherreadingofthesametenchapters，shetoldmetogoaheadwithMissPruitt.HeropinionisthatshelikesthestoryandalltheslipsandmistakesmadebyMissPruittcanbeeasilycorrectedbyacompetenteditor.
ThisisaboutallIcantellyouatthemomentandIhopewewillsoonhaveatalktogether.
Withbestwishes，
YoursSincerely,