濮爱德(Authur Pope)致马素函 (1912年3月13日)

(原文)

Shanghai, 13, 3, XII

My dear Ma Soo,

As promised I send the two translations I promised.Kindly make the use of them you proposed.Now that the delegates are coming from Peking to Dr.Sun & to the Assemly kindly use your influence with Dr.Sun to ask them to ask for my service from the corporations for a year on loan as the whole official paid advicer at Peking till Nanking is made the capital.I fell sure I could in the year convince the government that I would work in the interest of China to their great satisfaction and that in less than 20 years the Railways would all be the property unencumbered of China.I hope the President Dr.Sun will help me.

Yours Sinceryly,

Authur Pope

(译文)

上海,1912年3月13日

尊敬的马素:

按照承诺,我送上我答应过的两个翻译件。请按您提的建议充分利用它们。现在,代表们从北京来见孙博士,请您善用您对孙博士的影响,请他们向公司借调我一年,作为北京官方的有偿顾问,直到南京成为首都。我确信,我可以在这一年中说服政府,我为中国的利益而工作会让他们感到极为满意。不超过20年,铁路将成为中国的无债务财产。希望孙总统能帮到我。

濮爱德 谨呈