58.
1925:
Rapid City, Man. October 18,
1925
Dear Phelps,
I read those booklets of Van Wyck Brooks'
and found them exceedingly interesting - negatively. The
trouble is, what are "social ideals"? I can hardly help laughing;
but I have, in some half forgotten novel, attacked the same
topics - scene,
the Paris "atelier" of a Parisian Painter + with U.S.A. or
Canadian acolytes.
As for Housman, I can't help myself but I miss something,
I hardly know what. The things you and Woodhouse showed me
are after all the plums of the pudding, are they not? Much
of the rest is not on the same level? Yet I wish I could
read the Last Poems. These were interesting at any rate.
I am at half a dozen stories which are to appear under my
name. The trouble is, most of them will be unfit for "Family" magazines - However,
I'm at work, as usual.
I forgot to say that I mailed the three vols. to your home
address.
Yours,
F.P.G.
I am still worried about Ann. How is she? And Mrs. Phelps?
El Senhor Caputas (May's dog Captain) is improving under
my expert care. He tried to play today.
