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if you know better. I only wanted to be sure that
you did [underlined] know. Sometimes we get ideas
about words when children that are mistakes
& we never find out about them – for instance
I "always want" [underlined] to say Ludricious ["ri" double underlined] when I mean
ludicrous ["ludi" underlined]. There is no such word as the
first one I spellt [spelt] but when a child I read it
that way & never quite [underlined] got it fixed in my head
although I know [underlined] about it perfectly – but always
must stop to think.

"Bull Lion" looks fine & got some carved ebony
elephants & some interesting Kodac [Kodak] views of
India. He did not see Norman Bates – but talked
over the phone with him. – Waltman & Hall