Erbet Villa

pres Londres.

My dear compatriot had heard that "Esquire" had to be put somewhere, or

else the letter would not reach me.

* * * * *

This is not the only letter addressed to me calculated to puzzle the

postman.

A letter was once brought to me with the following high-flown

inscription:

"Al gentilissimo cavaliere professore

Signor...."

But what is even this, compared to the one I received from a worthy

Bulgarian, and which was addressed to

"Monsieur....

Metropolitain de Saint Paul."

I was at the time teaching under the shadow of London's great

cathedral.

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