Dear Martin,
Regarding youyour new job at Warren Enterprises, itsit's indeed a pleasure to learn that you are now Marketing Manager. In this day and age of cutthroat competition, itsit's extremely gratifying when a man of very great talent and tried-and-true ability gets his just desertsdesserts, so to speak.
ItsIt's a genuine disappointment that I cannot be present on your cellebrationcelebration party which will be holdheld on Monday, the twelfth12th of July, due to the fact that I will be otherwise engaged at a meeting. The meeting, which has been scheduled since last month, is with a wealthy investor, who is from New York and who is coming here for the purposepurposes of making an investment in a business. When all is said and done, itsit's to be hoped that the final result is worth the expenditure of effort on my part at this point in time.
Let me repeat my regret at the impossibility of my presence on thatthe occasion of your joyous cellebrationcelebration. While in my absence, please extend my sincere best whisheswishes to your better half.
Yours truly,
Jake