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isition。　I　can　imagine　how　you　felt　when　you　paced　the　hall　waiting　for　the　verdict！

As　for　the　job；　from　what　you　tell　me；　that　assuredly　is　a　grand　bit　of　good　fortune！　And　the　salary　is　more　than　I　ever　thought　you　would　get　to　start　with。

Speaking　of　money；　you　know；　I　hope；　that　if　ever　you　get　in　a　tough　spot　I　can　always　manage　to　e　across　with　something；　although；　as　you　may　guess；　the　next　couple　of　years　will　be　lean　ones　unless　that　rarity　for　me；　a　Movie�rights　purchase；　es　up。　I　want　to　tell　you　frankly　what　my　exact　situation　is。　Whatever　ine　I　have　from　investments　is　more　than　abolished　by　the　alimony　dole。　That　means　that　as　far　as　my　half　of　Carlotta's　and　my　household　expenses；　etc。　is　concerned　I　am　living　on　capital　and　will　be　for　the　next　two　years　or　more；　for　I　do　not　expect　to　be　able　to　release　any　new　play　for　production　or　publication　before　then。　Royalties　on　books　bring　in　something　but　paratively　little。　Stock；　amateur　performances'　royalties　don't　amount　to　much　because　my　plays　are　difficult　to　cast　and　seldom　attempted。　Foreign　productions　continue　to　be　flatteringly　constant—but　are　done　in　repertoire　for　a　few　performances　at　a　time；　and　with　half　to　a　translator；　tax；　etc。　the　return　to　me　in　dollars　is　negligible；　or　less。　I　had　hoped　something　from　the　London　production　of　Ah；　Wilderness！　by　the　Irish　Group　Theatre；　but　in　spite　of　a　unanimously　enthusiastic　critical　reception；　no　one　is　going　to　see　it　and　it　has　possibly　closed　by　this。　電子書　分享網站

尤金·奧尼爾致兒子（3）

So　that's　about　the　situation—and　it　is　due　to　grow　steadily　worse　instead　of　better；　pending　the　appearance　of　my　new　work。　I　tell　you　all　this　not　to　cry　poor；　you　understand；　but　to　present　the　hard　facts。

I　am　determined；　if　I　go　broke