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: [_Translation._] Maschinenfabrik, Eisen-und Metallgiesseri. Fuenfkirchen, Hungary, 23 Feb. To the Esteemed Editorial Department of the Journal of Polite Literature, “Argonaut,” at San Francisco: In your valued paper, and namely in the number of the fourteenth of last month, you published an article by Sir Robert Duncan Milne, “Ten thousand years in ice.” If the honored editorial department does not consider it troublesome, I would allow myself a question, the kind answer to which I beg, what portion is true in this most interesting story? Hoping you will appreciate the respect in which I sign myself, Your most humble, P. Haberenyi. Another German letter was as follows: [_Translation._] Budapesth, 23 Feb. Esteemed Editorial Department of the “Argonaut,” Journal of Polite Literature, San Francisco, Cal.: In the _Pester Lloyd_ of this city was published a story “Ten thousand years in ice.” Since I have not the pleasure of knowing the author of the English original, “Sir Robert Duncan Milne,” he who alone could give a definite answer as to what is true in this story; and since the original of this most interesting story has been published in the journal _Argonaut_, therefore, I hope that the honored Editorial Department will certainly be willing to send to Sir Milne the above-mentioned inquiry, so that, if possible, something more about the particulars of it may be learned. Rendering you herewith my best thanks for your trouble, I sign Most humbly, M. Fisher. Address: Dolf Harsanyi, Budapest. The next letter, also in German, came from a lawyer. It read thus: [_Translation._] Ugyved Dr. Rusznyak Samu, Advocat, Budapest, V, Nagy Korona-Utcza, 5. 22nd of February. An die lobliche Redaction des Argonaut: Esteemed Editorial Department--In the _Pester Lloyd_, a paper appearing in Budapest, was reproduced under the title “Ten Thousand Years in Ice,” a highly interesting story, which was published in your very valued paper _in the number of the 14th of January_. The author of the English original published in the _Argonaut_ is _Sir Robert Duncan Milne_. The above-mentioned story stirred up a great and general interest here, so that very many readers turned to the editorial department of the _Pester Lloyd_ with the question, how much of the story was true? Said editorial department not being able to answer the question, referred the inquiries to the esteemed editorial department of the _Argonaut_.