Hubbard also tried to get back into Heinlein’s good graces, “heartily and affectionately” congratulating him on breaking into The Saturday Evening Post, although he conceded that he was in “the Heinlein doghouse” over the misunderstanding with Leslyn’s nephews. Heinlein never replied, but he made his opinion clear in a note attached to the letter in his files: “I no longer trust you. . . . I think a lot of those ribbons on your chest, even if Polly doesn’t. You’re an authentic hero, even though a phony gentleman. I’ll give you money to get you out of a jam but I don’t want you in my house.”
