J M Barrie to A E Housman - 1922

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J M Barrie to A E Housman, after the only occasion they ever met, despite both being fervent admirers of one another:

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Dear Professor Houseman,
I am sorry about last night, when I sat next to you and did not say a word. You must have thought I was very rude man: I am really a very shy man.
Sincerely yours,
J M Barrie

Housman replied:

Dear Sir James Barrie
I am sorry about last night, when I sat next to you and did not say a word. You must have thought I was a very rude man; I am really a very shy man.
Sincerely yours,
A E Housman
P.S. And now you’ve made it worse for you have spelt my name wrong.