My dear Miss Addams,
Very many thanks for your letter of the 3rd April, which has crossed one from me, letting you know that the Countess Tatiana Tolstoy (Madame Sukhotin) has decided not to visit America next winter, though I hope she may do so before Tolstoy’s Centenary year, 1928. She is afraid of the many lectures, much [traveling], and varied hotel life that she would have to face if she accepted Mr. Lee Keedick’s proposal. She will be very much obliged to you, when I forward your letter to her, for your kind offer of hospitality in Chicago and for the trouble you have taken in writing to New York. A pleasant letter from Miss Wald came to hand by the same post as your own.
As to the Introduction to What Then Must We Do?, I am quite sure that anything you may write about it will be very acceptable. The publisher has asked for Introductions of from 300 to 3,000 words, but please write as much or as little as you like. Those who have promised up to now are: --
Maurice Baring -- War and Peace.
H. G. Wells -- Resurrection.
H. Granville-Barker -- Plays.
Stephen Graham -- Death of Ivan Ilich.
Gilbert Murray -- Essays and Letters.
St. John Ervine -- Kreutzer Sonata. [page 2]
I do not think that any of them gave ↑have given ever given↓ the thought and attention to Tolstoy’s message that you did, or see the strength and limitations of it as well as you do. Please, may I not put you down definitely to write something on What Then Must We Do? This is important, because the arrangements with the publisher are progressing and he will be wanting to make a public announcement before long, and also to allocate the different volumes to the different writers.
I am very glad to hear that you will be in London next July. We should of course be delighted if you could spend a day or two with us here in Great Baddow, but, if you are too fully engaged for that, please ↑when the time comes↓ let me know when you will be in London and, if possible, come and have lunch or dinner with me at the National Liberal Club.
My wife joins me in very cordial greetings, and is glad that you have not forgotten us.
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