Literary Agents .......

You know there are two theories when it comes to submitting work to
agents ;

1. Contact them once your masterpiece is completed, edited and you
can't bare to look at it no longer, or
2. Contact them mid-masterpiece as they can take as long as a whole
pregnancy to get back to you and by that time you may be finished (if your not me).

I sent out the first three chapters and a polite, captivating letter to agent number 1.
Three days (yes three !) later, I got a very quick response to say no. No explanation,
no feedback, not even a slight critique. I was horrified at his abrupt manner and
then politely sent a message to ask what was wrong so I could possibly shape my
work into something better (I had read many articles and books in which he was -
mentioned as a kind and helpful soul) but nothing. I won't lie it hurts and I am no
longer a fan of his (like he would care). But heh this week I have sent work off to
agent number 2, lets just hope they can at least say - It is shit because .............................

And I must say I am not a complete moron and I know they receive hundreds
of submissions every week and simply cannot send out a 5 page analysis of each
individual piece of work but a small, half meaningful, well constructed, 3 bullet point
paragraph of the main reasons why ?

Please agents, please.