Marble Hill press., 1920-12-23

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woman herself v" WV
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nun. Tie was bis 10 physique and In ..lf .uff
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him The Leading Woman It'd not know M.
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lay In = lncksd drawer ~ her esrrttnlrv She and
not etFu khew the Who IN them she in
vokrd Her ewes had newer seen him To write
thus nf thu-. qneyr feminine impulse.
that wonarn ahc suffer give wRy to in order 10
save their hearts frcsn breaking They we're the
aniy lovs-i"ttcrs she had ever written to msn
Size toak ap her pan nas striving for Guinness
while writing to her Unknown
"oh. my dear. attn "a terribly sad. and I'm
." lonely that feel like a little child crying In
the dark II can't so on. can't bear II
tnuch longer Sometimes In my agony | have told
myself tn dn a. ether dn, 10 be worldly
vvnai to laugh aud console myself with the first
likely man whn cumes my way Pride steps me
and my deep regard for you. Unknown Shall
ever yoa' WIN you ever become rial, my
sdeait shall never know what love ts1 For nov
my heart is virgin.
Think OF IT, Half-of- MI Soul wherever you arei
| am n wife. And have never known what II Is
TO love except tntangihly. as | love you. That IL
my punishment for having married without re-
nectton. Beloved. was such child. and thought
nothing mAstered except my art.
-Sometimex when first began to write to you
used to ask myself what would hap
PEN should ever meet youf know as | know
~tiIi that should recognize you and a, once
Mans will. Hut know now that this would not
b right. lie has 80 long forfeited my loyalty All
That II best In me belongs TO you, whoever and
wherever you sre. could no, keep away II you
needed me. And a religious woman.
~Ail this life I am living is wrong. unnatural
Surely II can't 80 on, | am twenty s,x--oh dear
rst. only twenty six and there In nothing left TO
me but work. And In work cannot forget
,ecause II In emotional
Il am going to write a little prayer here, have
,Fayed II waking and In my dreams | send II
how on the wings of my spirit this petition Of
Nv soul, that somewhere and sometime may see
'cu. know you, II only once face in the
rcNd"
She was strung up and she covered pages, CIV.
~ her emotions full play. To woman Of acute
ensibllisy there Ia something very convincing In
be Idea Of a soaimate. II was that Leading
vomans consolation and her beacon Of hope.
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