The Collected Crane Archives: Hart Crane

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with Eglin in Cleveland, and despite my reminding him of this and other examples of the past he still finds himself the eternal martyr and longs for his bed at home, his mending and home-washed laundry and home cooked fire. I've stopped caring what he does until he has more interesting complaints to offer against life than such childishness. He may decide to go back at any time. I didn't know. Meanwhile, instead of [hiring?] himself a [sic] accent room where where he could have rest and solitude when he needs it. -- I continue to stay in one room on a noisy street until George Kirk and some other book feddler.

Harry Candee and his mother are back from another long trip in Italy and English. Harry said (I've only talked with him on[?] the phone so far) that he lost my address here and had written me a letter addressed to 1709. If it has come please remember to forward it. They have[?] gone to Maine for two[?] days after which Mrs. Candee is to undergo an operation. It may be 2 or 3 weeks before I see Harry, then.

One of the firsts things I had planned to mention in this letter are the recent snaps. I was very much delighted, and especially, Grandma, to have some really good pictures of you! They are endearing and characteristic. Zell also sent me a series which included a wonderful picture of "Nanny" in one of them. "Nanny" is certainly one of the oddest [oldest?] looking of the human species that I have ever seen. She looks always like a fragile female satyre, if there could be such a thing. Since our last so successful and merry meeting, Zell and I have reopened our correspondence. Yesterday she wrote me that she was leaving for Europe on 22nd [?] and would see me here a few days beforehand. Helen's also coming along. But you know all such matters already, [?].

Your [?] of the Canton social excursion was delightful, in fact all your letters lately are filled with the kind of

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