But it's a
small world after all, isn't it? and I shouldn't be at all
surprised if this was the same party and, if it is, will you say
hello to Nancy for me, and tell Ernest that Ed. Gold still comes
down from Akron to see E. W. every Saturday. He'll know who I
mean.
Ever sincerely,
MAY WINTERS.
LETTERS TO STRANGERS
In writing to a person with whom you have only a slight
acquaintance, it is a sign of proper breeding to attempt to show
the stranger that you are interested in the things in which he is
interested. Thus, for example, if you were to write a letter to a
Frenchman who was visiting your city for the first time, you
would endeavor, as in the following example, to speak to him in
his own idiom and put him at his ease by referring to the things
with which he is undoubtedly familiar. It is only a "boor" who
seeks to impose his own hobbies and interests upon a stranger,
disregarding entirely the presumable likes and dislikes of the
latter.
A CORRECT LETTER TO A FRENCH VISITOR
Monsieur Jules La Chaise,
Hotel Enterprise,
City.
MONSIEUR:
I hope that you have had a bon voyage on your trip from la belle
France, and my wife and I are looking forward to welcoming you to
our city. Although I cannot say, as your great king Louis XV. so
justly remarked, "L'etat, c'est moi," yet I believe that I can
entertain you comme il faut during your stay here.
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