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If the surprise which I shall feel
when I learn all your past history
should be as pleasurable as
that caused by the receipt of
your letter today, girl, then
I should like to know
about your past. I did work
today and felt time and tingly-tired
and your good letter was
a happy climax for a happy
day. But do you know what
an uncanny feeling you
give me when you write about
your past in such a sophisti-
cated way? Especially since
you have told me so very
much about this same subject
by suggestion half-unintended!
And do you think that my surprise
would be in learning the serious
statement from you that you
were learning from me and not