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Friday, March 15, 2019

Another I cannot fully read. Up to the challenge? Click on image to view entire

 


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Stéphane said...

Let me give it a try

*** 1st page ***
The text facing left on the superior half of the page :

2
Upon “Clifford Troup” -
it is far inferior to
“Heart-Hungry,” in
my opinion, although
the moral of the story
has made it preferred
by many to the latter.
I am now deep into
my new book, & although
a sick woman, am
writing, from three to
six hours a day. Of
course it keeps my
brain at fever-heat
the result is insomnia.
[MS. AC. 84-1]

The text facing down on the same part of the page :

the children with us this
summer.[?] And we can keep
that place for a summer
resort when we get the
[?]ship & the [?]
house.

The text on the inferior half of the page :

But ill-health has kept me
so long an enforced idler that
now I must be up & doing s[ome]t[hi]ng,
if possible, to make up for lost
time. Besides I have been too
happy & too much in love to
write. Not but that I am happy
still as still in love, but not at the
same tempestes furioso tempera-
-ture – or else I should be dead.
Undoubtedly genius, talent, or by


*** 2nd page ***
The text on the superior half of the page :

4
whatever name you call it
thrives best in attics as in poverty.
And those who think they can
coquette with the muses in
slippered luxury & at such time
as suits their self-indulgence
& sweet fancy, will never [?, crossed out]
[where, crossed out] reach the dizzy heights
where Homer soared, or write
their names on fame’s eternal
scroll. George Eliot said :


The text facing up on the inferior half of the page :

Will says he has not enjoyed a visit home
so [? nicer] for many years &
your kind wish to have me
there with him was deeply
appreciated by me, I can
assure you. His stay with
you [?] no Joe was particularly
& especially enjoyed & he said
you left no stone unturned to
add to his pleasure. Accept
my thanks & we hope to have you

The text facing right on the same part of the page :

[MS. AC. 84-1]
Woman’s Hospital
49th St & 4th Ave.
Y[?] 4th [?]
Dear Sister Mary,
You think I could
be so rude as not
to answer your sweet
letter. The very day
I received it I answered
it & thanked you for
your kind help in think
ing of me & also for your
quotifying criticism

Stéphane

March 16, 2019 at 11:21 AM

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