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To the Editor of the “Argonaute,” periodical, San Francisco, California, U. S. (Esrakamerika)—Sir: I had the pleasure to read the article: “Ten thousand years in the ice,” by Sir Robert Duncan Milne (which appeared in the Argonaut of January 14th), in the Pester Lloyd, and in answer to a question regarding this article, the editor of the Pester Lloyd advised me to write to you, sir, as you would be surely able to answer the following question:
Is the article: “Ten thousand years in the ice,” based on mere fiction, or is he partially true? I am rather inclined to think that there is some truth in the article, because Sir Robert Duncan Milne in speaking of himself and his friend calls him by his real name.
You would very much oblige me, by being so good as to answer my question, or in case that you should neither be able to do this, by forwarding my letter to Sir Robert Duncan Milne.
Apologizing for the trouble I may give you by this request, I am sir,
Yours very obediently,
Richard Lichtenstein.
February 24th. 26, Andrassy street, Budapest (Hungary).
The next letter was in German. It bore a lithographed heading showing that the writer dated it from a large foundry. The letter ran:
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