Letter from James Ivory, Dinuba, California, to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and Cyrus Jhabvala, Delhi, India, 1966 January 2 : typescript signed.

Wishing everyone a happy New Year after just returning from an "excruciating" mass with his father and Merchant; discussing in-depth his and Ruth's thoughts on the characters and ideas behind "the ustad film" [later "The Guru"]; throwing out some ideas on casting for the film, and for "Vertical and Horizontal"; discussing the new project adapting a few of Lillian Ross's short stories, and other potential projects in development; discussing Shashi and Jennifer, whose last letter "made me angry and I haven't answered it"; wondering where Jennifer's constant accusations stem from; describing the weather and landscape around Dinuba.