Show DU MAURIER DECEIVED allow an american interviewer abused nia du maurica waa always especially appreciative precia tive of american appreciation and took particular caius to welcome americans cordially sayd the new york times was seldom that this friendly feeling was abused but the last time I 1 saw him he was for once in a state of rag rage e against an american who had not only interviewed him but outrageously him and his household the visitor had come with some letters of introduction buty fearing that an interview was in prospect mrs du maurier had seen him and explained that mr du maurier could not receive visitors for that purpose the caller promptly disclaimed being an inter and so disarmed the hostess that in apology he was taken upstairs in cordial welcome the laird of trilby baill in the land of the living and a close friend of du had happened in and the two perhaps gently led by the skillful interviewer into the subject were soon talking over old times in free confidence what was da mauriess Mauri ers chagrin a few weeks abter ward to receive a new york paper containing a highly colored version of this conversation with remarks about liis habits and his household which more than a breach of hospitality he wrote at once a letter of disclaimer for publication among his american friends and it was with difficulty thab he was persuaded that this would only advertise the offensive artic leand give it wider currency |