[Mr. James Frogg, of Serjeant’s Inn, receives an unexpected answer to
an expectant letter.]
Château de Bougival, near Paris,
December 2nd, 1905.
James Frogg, Esq.
Sir,--In answer to your esteemed letter demanding to know how far the
conditions of my revered father’s will have been observed by me, I beg
to state:
1. That they have been wholly fulfilled.
2. That an agreement was signed yesterday between the editor of the
“Daily Bulletin” and myself, in which I am engaged by him as his Paris
correspondent for the term of one year, at a salary of seven hundred
pounds.
A copy of this agreement I beg to enclose for your inspection, and
remain, Sir,
Yours faithfully,
Henry Gastonard.