Your insulting letter to hand.
I stand by every word of my previous letter.
The sooner, therefore, that you realize that I am not to be trifled with, the better for all concerned.
You are evidently one of those people who believe that impudent bluff will carry them anywhere, and that, with your birth and upbringing behind you, you can do as you please. But you are wrong. Among men who are men, as distinct from pedantic popinjays, you go for nothing. Pshaw.
Herbert Bason.
B. Pleydell, Esq.
P.S.—Be good enough to note that my dog's name is "Blue Bandala," not "Blue Banana."
H. B.
Our reply was dispatched within twenty-four hours.
Sir,