Ryder has recovered from his illness. The original figures for publishing the book were $1200 for four hundred pages. Since the book contains only 186 pages the cost of composition, paper and presswork was reduced more than one-half, allowing $100 for binding it could not cost more than $700. Hudson says, it will be a long time before Professor Joseph Lyons gets his money back. How come? The special edition alone would pay the cost of the 1,000 copies. According to the orders Lyons had received before Ryder left Notre Dame, this would net $300. Except for the review of the Chicago Times, Ryder has not known a single notice from a paper whose literary critiques command attention except for the Catholic Press. He is amazed at the Pilot's notice, and would appreciate Hudson's writing to John Boyle O'Reilly, asking an explanation. It is a wonder there are not more errors in "Parnassus", the proof reading was done by ignoramus. Hudson may remember that Ryder, with the assistance of Mr. Orrick, read the first pages. After the first fifty pages, every page has a blunder. Ryder feels he should not have left Notre Dame before the book was published and had he not been warned by Hudson that if he remained he would receive an intimation from the council that his presence was undesirable. Hudson may not have been satisfied with Ryder's proof-reading, yet he had nothing to do with the worse mistakes that occurred in the Ave Maria, in 1881. Thank Mr. Toomey for his promise of a bound Scholastic. Ryder discusses problems arising from the publication of his book. He is grieved that Lyons was angered with him. That happy go-easy manner which has made him so many friends, will prove his business ruin. Ryder has gathered material for a sketch of Father Nickolas Hawker, which he will prepare and send to Hudson. Enclosed is a listing of poets whose writings appear in the Ave Maria. :: X-2-i A.L.S. 13pp. 12mo.