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in pencil in top margin]] [Feb 5, 1954] letterhead THE NEW YORKER NO. 25 WEST 43RD STREET EDITORIAL OFFICES OXFORD 5-1414 File:Silhouette of Eustace Tilley, New Yorker logo

March 23, 54 Dear Jack

     I like "The Disinherited" & enjoyed it all the way thru'!  I read it fast too.  It seems to have a gusto & simplicity that triumphs over the grim facts, because while it's grim it doesn't leave one with that dragged-out feeling.   Since I've heard references to the book for quite a while, I imagine it was the sound of the title that kept down eagerness (before this).
    Henrietta W. has "World to Win" too, tho' I believe she likes this one better.  I feel more at home with her on a second meeting, & she is coming over next Sunday.  Maybe with someone called "Red" - from Chicago, I think?
    I've had a sprained ankle that has been cramping me for a month.  A traveling salesman who is good at drinking stopped in town & I had about 4 cocktails, then tripped on the steps at Ruth Draper.   The irritating feature is the types who glance askance to find that anybody ever has a sprained ankle that long.  They come right out and ask kindly questions