{From the window of Shake, Rattle, and Read bookstore in Uptown, Chicago.}
A letter sent by A. E. Housman to Grant Richards on August 24, 1909:
My dear Richards,My favorite thing about this letter comes in the notes, where the editor admits to having no idea what put the idea of ptomaine poisoning in Housman's head.
I shall be very pleased to dine with you on Thursday, if you are not then dead of ptomaine poisoning, in which case please appear as a ghost and cancel the engagement.
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