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Will back off to wash the floor, where the crippled "monster" of a chest had stood after Bob Smeltzer (a third baby drawers

needed) called for it yesterday - he can do the repairs at his studio - I swept up 3 inches of dust that's been piling up there behind it. The Goldblatt's pieces that come tomorrow are light enough to more a round, & can replace what I've lost. (The lump sum from social Security helped me buy them - at a sale.)

I'm in close touch with Margot Bemen Andreas now, who's changed completely from the hostile & jealous person she'd been, about Roff & me.

I think I told you both father & son Bemens are famous in Chicago, & If I could publish the small book on Nancy & the others, the one on the two artists has a good chance. Margot would let me have photographs of his paintings that I've written about in my ms. ... Seeing Roff's "Self Portrait" & others that Margot searched out & bought, at her apt. about 2 months ago was a shock. I was thrown back to my life with him. What wonderful days those were! - despite all the torments. If only I'd been older, at that time, how differently I could have handled our problems!

Do, when you can, send me news of yourself... Henry Black from N.Y. sent clippings about Nelson. Poor lonely old man!.. How alike, in their 

weaknesses in relationships, he & Studs. The old Jewish problem? Love to you two, H.