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 April 27th  [1915]

Dear Mary

 I would have written you sooner but was punishing you for leaving my last letter so long unanswered. I am

always happy to get your letters. No one else writes such letters as you do and then I like to hear from you. If you are pesimistic I like that too for I thrive on pessimism. No one but idiots & dope fiends are optamists. I have been talking on Nietsche & Schopenhauer & had a good time over it & I think the audience liked it too. Life goes on in the same way. Many ? lots of troubles to listen to some money, but is hell to be the Genl Counsel