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My dear Miss Jacob, First to answer the question I forgot in my last note. That Sphinx is a faithless monster, he (or she) never came to us this month, nor have I heard of one any where. There is a very good new set of acrostics by A. A. G. published by Lothian.
You are very good to take so kindly all my criticisms of the Gates of Paradise. I feel it rather like the atmosphere ... continue reading
My dear Mrs Blackburn
This is to acknowledge the Thumbery and thank you. I will not say anything about him because I have time neither to read nor to think about him this morning, but I am very glad you hold to the spider, it seems to me immoral to alter the end of a recognised story. What do you think of burying him under an Eyebright, and rose-cutting bees might make his shroud, if ... continue reading