John Morley: “Every year brings me, as I reckon, from three to five thousand new…”

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Every year brings me, as I reckon, from three to five thousand new correspondents, of whom I could gladly dispense with 99 per cent.

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John Morley

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Morley notes the influx of new correspondents each year, indicating the challenges of managing correspondence.

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John Morley: “Every year brings me, as I reckon, from three to five thousand new correspondents, of whom I could gladly dispense with…”