It is precious because honest and devoid of the tawdry gilt of flattery.
Richard Warrington--You will smile, I know, when you read this letter, doubtless so many like it are mailed to you day by day.

You will toss it into the waste-basket, too, as it deserves to be.

But it had to be written.

However, I feel that I am not writing to a mere stranger, but to a friend whom I know well.

Three times you have entered into my life, and on each occasion you have come by a different avenue.