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in pencil in top margin Field, Ben

160 Parkside Ave. Brooklyn, N.Y. 11226 October 10, 1978

Dear Jack,

    When you failed to answer me within a week, I became a little worried:  Could it be that The Old Harp was no longer up to his irrepressible tricks?  Lo, and Behold, I was mistaken.  Your letter arrived this morning.
     The P. O. has no sense of humor.  "The Sage of Brooklyn" must have thrown it for a loss.  In any case, we are communicating in spite of the difficulties.