From: Kamal E Y [email protected] >

To: Sabrina [email protected] >

Sent: 14 January, 2000 07:13 PM

Subject: English

Dear,

I didn't say that your English is bad. But there is scope for improvement. You write and speak well and your accent is also very good. The only thing is your grammar is not so good. You mix up past and present tense and such problems. And you have to learn more new words too. Because the books in the English language will have complex structures as well as a lot of new words. So to read and fully understand famous books, you have to improve a bit more. You are right, your Piano classes can wait a bit.

You want to write in your language. Good. For that too you have to read a lot. You know writing is not an easy thing to do. You will have to have a lot of patience and strength of mind. Your first books may not become popular. But you have to keep writing until one day the world realizes the worth of your books. That is why I suggested translation to start with. Because you have a big name behind your book, it will help you to establish your name. To get publishers also will not be as hard as with your own initial works.

You told me that you will not occupy my success in English. Thanks!!! Hahaha, what kind of competition we have? You should become very good at English. There is nothing like any competition. I will be glad if you overtake me because you are a writer. And you want to keep your writings unknown to me? That is strange!!!! I will learn your language and read your books!!!

What did my friends tell me about your age? Well, naturally they told me that you are a bit old for me. A foreigner is ok, but being older than me by 8 years is not so good, they said. They knew about the age difference earlier itself. So there were no special comments when I showed the photos. We both know our problems and we have decided to face it, right?

After coming back from there, my love is all the same as it had been before. You didn't do enough bad things to make it less!

How did you transfer money to my account? Tell me your account number and the address of your bank. I will send you the money as soon as possible. Maybe in two or three installments. I am a bit lazy, you know, but I will try to do it ASAP.

Today at 10:45 we will finish two weeks of our first meeting.

Later sometime I will write to you more about our meeting...ok for now...

Love

Kamal