Hislife and his lifes work have been widely, though
not universally,misunderstood.
Monsieur Hennequin has insisted upon the
originality of Poe.
From the first to the last of his writings is
revealed littlechange in the texture of his mind. I cannot but think that this
wholeaspect of Poes literary career has been wrongly interpreted. Where is a country
vast as his with so few local dialects?
And DoctorSymonds came later in the evening and
asked me a lot about thosecherries.
In other words,the chronicling of moods depends
upon whose moods they are. So I ran along the drive and upthe steps and into the
house, but did not see either Mrs. So now I have told you all and you cannot think
how much I cried.
For the Russianpaterfamilias is not like ours. Mais
ces sentiments nont presquejamais daction sur la volonté qui reste inerte et nagit
point. Within, they do not look as if they were everintended to be permanently
occupied. And now we have Isabelleto whom the desert is no longer a mode of art, but
a mode of life. Monsieur Hennequin has insisted upon the originality of Poe. We have
now got four dollars and a halfleft. Yetthe title may have given him the idea. So I
met Bertie Fortescue on Fridaymorning. They have indeed become partof the mental
atmosphere necessary to every decent writer.
And shesays she would gladly take me to you if you
would allow her.
It may be asked what reflections such as this have
to do with adescription of the Tunisian desert?
So I met Bertie Fortescue on
Fridaymorning.
And she says it is a blessing Iwas spared, and a
mercy and a providential escape and a warning.
It was a labour of love and well worth performing.
Thereader is oppressed with I know not what sense of distortion anddislocation. Now
whoever looks in these pages for photographic reproduction ofdesert life will be
disappointed. And now we have Isabelleto whom the desert is no longer a mode of art,
but a mode of life. Time will give the unhappy writer his deserts. And Bertie sat
still in a corner of the room.
Please, dearest mother,write soon to me and come.
But whoever is notconstitutionally honest had better remain impersonal.