This and all following quotations are from her Journal. The welcome warm gestures, busy organization, my room to freshen. How I wished to lie still, I did not wish too much. Nourishment came as I looked out the white muslin window to that tree at ochered yellow sunset silhouetted. Also from her Journal.
Dinner is light, sparkling with bright anticipation.
So, afterwards, is the mood as we gather in the library. Adele and I have decided that we should all take a turn at introducing ourselves briefly. I always remembered that, but since I had never heard of Nin, I didn't know what she was talking about. So when the first Diary came, I pounced on it and was overwhelmed. I also wrote letters to Nin which, significantly, I never mailed.