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hours, and finally he broke me down, assuring me that people did borrow, that but he would repay a hundred dollars a week and in no time the [[strikethrough]] lend [[/strikethrough]] loan would be repaid.

So, finally, he was so persuasive, I went to Walter and borrowed.  [[strikethrough]] He (my husband) [[/strikethrough]]  My husband repaid the first three weeks.

I was [[strikethrough]] driving [[/strikethrough]] with Mrs. Arensberg on our way to my house.  [[strikethrough]] She loved chocolate the way I did. [[/strikethrough]] We were in a taxi.  I said, "Oh, you don't know how relieved I am that the debt is practically finished."

She said, "What do you mean."

I said, "Well, there's only two more payments left."

She said, "Oh, not at all.  He's borrowed more."

And I said, "How much?"

"Thirteen thousand."

So you see, I felt responsible.  I still do regardless of what anybody says.  But the beautiful part of that is that I kept on seeing the Arensbergs, and as I've said, we never mentioned it, and they treated me almost like a daughter.  When I was ill they'd come by to call.  They'd bring me medicine and they were just wonderful to me.

BOB:  So there is a difference there.  You felt responsibility but you were able to get over any sense of guilt about that?

B:  Well, my friendship with them was very pure because we had interest in the same kind of artists and in life. But I