Shelthorpe,9SawstonParkRoad,SawstonDearAnsell,ButI’minlove——adetailyou’veforgotten。Ican’tlistentoEnglishEssays。ThewretchedAgnesmaybean\"emissaryofNature,\"butIonlygrinnedwhenIreadit。Imaybeextraordinarilycivilized,butIdon’tfeelso;I’minlove,andI’vefoundawomantoloveme,andImeantohavethehundredotherthingsaswell。Shewantsmetohavethem——friendsandwork,andspiritualfreedom,andeverything。Youandyourbooksmissthis,becauseyourbooksaretoosedate。Readpoetry——notonlyShelley。UnderstandBeatrice,andClaraMiddleton,andBrunhildeinthefirstsceneofGotterdammerung。UnderstandGoethewhenhesays\"theeternalfeminineleadsuson,\"anddon’twriteanotherEnglishEssay。——Yourseveraffectionately,R。E
CambridgeDearRickie:
WhatamItosay?\"UnderstandXanthippe,andMrs。Bennet,andElsainthequestionsceneofLohengrin\"?\"UnderstandEuripideswhenhesaystheeternalfeminineleadsusaprettydance\"?I
shallsaynothingofthesort。TheallusionsinthisEnglishEssayshallnotbeliterary。MypersonalobjectionstoMissPembrokeareasfollows:——
(1)Sheisnotserious。