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....
Métropolitain de Saint Paul."
I was at the time teaching under the shadow of London's great cathedral.