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TRINA SCHART HYMAN
BRICK HILL ROAD
LYME, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03768

MAY 13

DEAR NELL, 
I WAS SO EXCITED TO GET THE CATALOGUE FOR YOUR SHOW- AND SO LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE SHOW ITSELF. WE HAD PLANNED TO BE IN N.Y. THE SECOND WEEK IN MAY, SO IT WOULD HAVE WORKED OUT PERFECTLY. THEN, ZAPPO! I WAS KNOCKED FLAT BY A CASE OF SHINGLES, WHICH WENT INTO MY RIGHT EYE, AND THEN, FOR GOD'S SAKE, GOT MENINGITIS ON TOP OF THE WHOLE THING, SO I AIN'T GOIN NOWHERE FOR  A WHILE. I'M MUCH BETTER NOW, AND WORKING MYSELF UP TO GET BACK TO WORK (THAT IS ABSOLUTELY THE WORST OF BEING SICK- THAT YOU HAVE ALL THESE PILES OF WORK- AND BILLS!- AWAITING YOU WHEN YOU'RE FINALLY ABLE TO LURCH BACK INTO THE REAL WORLD!) BUT I JUST CAN'T STAND IT THAT I MISSED SEEING YOUR SHOW! NOW I'M DOUBLY GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE CATALOGUE- THE COLOR REPRODUCTION LOOKS GOOD, AND THE COVER PAINTING IS JUST A KNOCKOUT. IT BROUGHT YOUR GLOUCESTER "BACK YARD" SO CLEARLY BACK TO ME. I THINK OF YOU OFTEN, AND WONDER HOW YOU ARE- MUCH THE SAME, I IMAGINE. I'M MUCH THE SAME, TOO- EVERY TIME I PLAN TO TAKE A MONTH OR TWO OFF TO DRAW OR PAINT "FOR MYSELF," ANOTHER BOOK SEEMS TO GET IN THE WAY. I GUESS I'M INCURABLE. I DON'T COMPLAIN THOUGH- IT'S A LIVING, AS THEY SAY. AND I'M BEGINNING TO FIND A MARKET FOR THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS, TOO, WHICH IS NICE. 
ONE OF THESE DAYS WHEN I'M IN THE CITY, I'LL SURPRISE YOU AND DROP BY, MAYBE. (AFTER 4 O'CLOCK- I REMEMBER) GIVE MY LOVE TO CAROLYN. 

LOVE, 
Trina

P.S. FORGOT TO SAY THAT I HOPE THE SHOW WENT WELL & THAT YOU SOLD EVERYTHING- EXCEPT YOUR FAVORITE ONES!
TSH