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across the room for our benefit - laughing - Chaucer?  Oh he's glorious,  I could laugh all night reading him.  You see I'm alone and can laugh as much as I please."  He shows his letters to people - "Got a delicious letter in French today, Miss McCoy, Do you read French?"  Thank God I didn't - And yet I like him.  He's not so sure about me - He believes I'm modern or would be if I weren't in Arkansas - He said Lawrence Hope's poetry was passionate - (as of course is self evident) I didn't understand him he repeated adding - passionate in the real sense of the word, of course I felt so talked down too perhaps he might learn from me - some things.  In some ways his education makes an ass of him.  At length he wearies one - I usally go back, he registers over me at least, because I've read and I'm one too talk at that he may air his learning.  He has some interesting ideas - many conflicting with mine.

The third type of humor is that of the Cravens' and JLW's.  I hate the word - but it seems expressive here - wholesome - the

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serious things the laugh at and the trivial things they treat with mock seriousness - and sometimes genuine seriousness - as Mrs Cravens said it hurt her worse to have her "permanent" but in that to have her arm set, when it was broken.  I've wanted to meet Mr Cravens for a long time - I went over tonight - He watched me all evening - He didn't see to hear what I said much - but just watched. - JLW came in - we all laughed over Mary Davis and some of the profs' love affairs and other gossip. Mrs Cravens was the reigning beauty in her day - everyone was at her feet - it hurts her now that she's growing old - but she has such a sense of humor she can laugh at it.  She said Mr Tovey played like an angel but charged like the devil - and talking about Jack Fulbright she said he must be a sexual pervert - his gland really should be removed - and she knew the old men in Fayetteville that would just love to have them - -  They read Life and Vanity Fair - yet have read everything for background.  Mr Cravens they say knows the source of nearly every quotation.  The are so free