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but you have the courage now of the knowledge that your future is assured.

Don't bother about other writers; keep away from them; they can do you no good; if they have ideas they want them for themselves; they can only irritate and worry you; you are strong mentally - a much stronger and deeper character than I thought - but, no matter how strong you are, if you mix with writers too much and too long you will, perhaps unconsciously - half unconsciously anyway - start writing to please writers and not the people

"No one can advise you as to what you should or should not write. Do good work" - Pinker

I - except in the way of business (in giving you advise which I should have used myself but didn't) could do you little good and a lot of harm, for I am weak and bitter at times, and talk according to my moods.

Please tell Miss Scott that I am very sorry I cannot come today - I would have liked to immencely - but I must work very hard and against time for the next week or two. I find that the dates are almost up for sending in two of my stories. G Give her our love, and take half of it for yourself Write to me at once when you get news. Bertha seems to have grown very fond of you and is sorry she didn't see more of you. Next time you get off come down to us a Manly for yr holiday - or we'd be willing to share you with Miss Scott. I feel a strange sort [of] sympathy for your people, and would very much like to meet them (We were burnt out of the bush by the drought) but all that will come to pass in time.
Yours truly
Henry Lawson