Don't worry about the humiliating incident recently; it fizzled out and their plans came to nothing. The man involved is now denying everything in order to save himself from public opprobrium. I didn't know it was him, otherwise I wouldn't have said anything. He stretched out his hand and removed the kerchief from my head, He found the courage to insult me like that because he had heard that some high‑ranking officials had come here from Ankara. The officials did come here but the governor did not allow me to speak with them, since he is from Rumelia. So for my part, in order to send him via the Afyon police chief the piece addressing him that I had sent to you, I posted it with the attached note to the Afyon police headquarters. I am not in any way upset about this. Anyway, it is no longer important. So don't you be anxious. Also, I saw clearly that as always, divine determining had transformed their injustice into a significant instance of mercy, and I offered thanks.
I received your letters yesterday while awaiting the trusts you were going to send me after the festival. I saw the words: “If there's no indication to the contrary, we shall send them in ten days' time.” Evidently, you were worried so did not send them. There's nothing to be anxious about. But it was a fine example of involuntary caution not sending them when those high‑ranking officials were here, and their not arriving‥