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[typed in top margin] Harry Barnard

[letterhead] Presbyerian St. Luke's Hospital 1753 West Congress Parkway Chicago 12, Illinois SEeley 5-4411 P.S.

As a more personal note to you alone, Jack, let me add:

  I have had much time

to think here, and some of my thoughts have included the realization that, for some reason, I never got my sea legs at the office - not fully in a fellowship sense, at least. I was the loser.

  My hope is that this will

be changed, and in particular with you. For I am an admirer of yours, Jack, as a person and as a writer. You have done much that has left all liberals still at large in your debt. And, besides, you are a good guy. Being hospitalized gives me the