27 Pembridge Crescent,x W.ll.
10th October,1974
My dear Derek,
Thanks for yrs of 8th.
Yes,indeed,I'd very much like to cane
on Sat 26th and stay the night. Is there a xx
good train arriving about mid-afternoon
(pref one that comes direct) ? This visitcan be
my birthday celebration.
The Captain's dustbin and w.p.b. have
some nice little items/ I'd like if poss to
do a second Captain Fox book. We'll see how
A GARLAND is received. There should be news
any day now about N.I. Arts Council decision:
to grant or not x to grant. I think Longley
seems fairly well disposed and I take it that
the committee look to him,as a poet,for a
lead. But if Big Ian hears they are dishing
out money to a Dublin publisher,well!!
Still haven't had the Drabble book from
"B and B" but I wrote a notice and sent it to
Cis. Valerie has kindly asked me to lunch
on 24th (Peggie knows the signifance of that
date - United Nations Day ?)
Thanks for yr writing to the Petersfield
xxxxxx bookshop. Ormsby asked me to write a
piece on Denis and I've done about 1,200. I
