Instead, three days later, I received the following letter:--

SIR,--We regret to announce that, owing to a clerical error in this office,

your account was last month wrongly credited with a cheque for £13,097 5s.

10d. which was made payable to another client of the same name.

Adjustments have now been made which reveal a balance on your account of

£110 11s. 3d. _in our favour_. We trust that you will find it convenient to

cover this overdraft at an early date.

With reference to your letter of the 19th inst. containing assorted

inquiries, we beg to intimate that we can in no circumstances undertake to

advise clients on general matters which lie outside the scope of our

interests.

Yours faithfully,

_per pro_ The Cosmopolitan Bkg. Corpn.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 25th, 1920 · 第 42 / 56 题