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and how oddly the imagination
does the rest in fitting out
& filling in the picture until
past scenes in which he has
had a place are clearly
reproduced & minutely
inspected. It is reminiscence
& understanding of the
past that you do not find
in other creatures than
man. The only understanding
they recognise is habit.
And so what do you
do? I have never heard
how well the book sold. Bus
told me how you spent
the summer. Next year
I may have a vacation &