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1926:
Rapid City, Man. October 31,
1926
Dear A.L.P. & R.,
I had another shock night before last. So yesterday we led
Dr. Edmison from Brandon up for a consultation. They are
going to ship me to the hospital to-morrow morning, by express - on
a stretcher. I believe it is merely a move for the move's
sake. It will have an effect on my pocket-book, that's about
all - at least unless when I get back, I am that much worse.
As for you, R, I have shipped the books back. Robin S[?]
seems to have given me 2 new ideas - otherwise he is too
much idolatrous of progress (sit nemia verbis) to suit me.
Hudson is adorable in his way, a most amiable book, to me.
Couperus - quite a literary tour de force, somewhat recherché.
Have you more of such things? If so, address to Mrs. G. who'll
see that I get them.
As for you, A.L., I enjoyed typhoon very much, more perhaps
than anything else I've read of Conrad's. Ellis's New Spirit
almost made me jump: it is muddle-headed. He has picked up
no essential thread, neither in France nor Russia nor Norway
. It is deplorable , that's what it is. It is almost damnable.
It makes me wish to straighten out some of the kinks in his
back - or at least to rewrite the whole thing - but where
take the time? Yet, I'd do it if I had a stenographer. "Modern
Criticism" I've not read yet, except same common sense about
the drama by Galsworthy.
By the way, when are you coming to R.C.?
Yours,
F.P.G.
