18、November 1,1950

      MARKS & CO., Booksellers
        84, Charing Cross Road
            London, W.C. 2

                      1st November, 1950

Miss Helene Hanff
14 East 95th Street
New York 28, New York
U.S.A.

Dear Miss Hanff,
    I am sorry for the delay in answering
your letter but I have been away out town
for a week or so and am now busy trying
to catch up on my correspondence.
    First of all, please don’t worry about
us using old books such as Clarendon’s
Rebellion for wrapping. In this particular
case they were just two odd volumes with
the covers detached and nobody in their
right senses would have given us a
shilling for them.
    The Quiller-Couch anthology. The
Pilgrim’s Way, has been sent to you by
Book Post. The balance due was $1.85 so
your $2 more than coverd it. We haven’t a
copy of Pepys’ Diary in stock at the
moment but shall look out for one for you.

                        With best wishes,
                        Yours faithfully,
                        F. Doel
                        For MARKS & CO.

注释：
Clarendon’s Rebellion 《英国判乱和内战史》
The Pilgrim’s Way 《朝圣之路》
Pepys’ Diary 《佩皮斯日记》