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New York City
169-E-63rd
January, 14th. '96
My Darling Clarence,

I find it hard
to go to bed without a goodnight
kiss, though I am already to
turn my gas out and start for
dreamland. I went down
and called on Miss Mae Van
this afternoon. She is very
beautiful, Claire, she quite
reminds me of Cleopatra with
those fathmomless depths in her
beautiful eyes. She said I
was a great surprise to her
as she had pictured me
in her mind's eye, as a