DearMary,
I’mverysorryfornothavingrepliedtoyourJuly6thlettersooner.Whenyourletter
arrived,IwasinBeijing.Asmysecretarycouldn’tforwardittome,ithasbeenlyingonmydeskuntilIgotback.
Thankyouforallyournews.Itisgoodtoknowthatyourcompanyhasagreedtosignthecontracttocontinuethecooperationwithus.Andwesurelywillhaveabiggersuccessinthenearfuture.
Lookforwardtocatchingupandonceagainapologizeforthedelay.
Sincerely,
Tom