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[[preprinted]] [[underlined]] February 29 [[/underlined]] [[/preprinted]] 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 [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] [[underlined]] March 1 [[/underlined]] [[/preprinted]] 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