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I’ve just come in from a long horseback trip in the Sangre de
I do awfully like the things you say about my books—and
No, I don’t know the Café des Deux
Magots, but I’ll make a point of going there when I’m in
Please excuse this lurid paper—my trunks are waiting for me somewhere further west
and I’m forced to advertise the hotel when I write. Your awfully hearty letter makes
me wonder, abruptly, whether my stories really are any good or not. I seldom think
about that at all (it’s depressing and futile) I just go ahead and play out the play
each time. That is good
Thank you ever and ever so much.