More Letters from an Editor

So, I continue to read Dear Genius, the Letters of Ursula Nordstrom, collected and edited by Leonard S. Marcus and I come upon this series of letters:

To Crosby Bonsall     December 14, 1965

Dear Crosby,

Where is the book?

Love,

To Crosby Bonsall     December 15, 1965

Dear Crosby,

Ou est le livre?

Love,

To Crosby Bonsall     December 16, 1965

Dear Crosby,

Donde esta el libro?

Love,

To Crosby Bonsall     December 17, 1965

Dear Crosby,

Achtung!

Wo is der buch?

Love,

(Il libro, dov'e?

To Crosby Bonsall     December 21, 1965

Dear Crosby,

Hereway

isay

hetay

ookbay

?

Ovelay,

(What book does Ursula want from Bonsall?  The Case of the Dumb Bells, an I Can Read book by Crosby Bonsall which was finally published in 1966)

Hmm, this reminds me of a saying I've heard -- "I love deadlines.  I love the sound of them as they wooosh by."

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