10/02/2026 23:10

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It seems only a few weeks since I saw Susy last--yet that was 1895 & this is 1899. But it appeared that his countrymen were only wanting the chance, and they kept it up in honor of him past all precedent. Rogers himself could see the uselessness of the endeavor. John Luther Long's exquisite plays wouldhardly have been successful without David Belasco to stage them.

We shall always come here for the summers if we can. early all enjoy the autumn colors--while comparatively few pay much attention to the coming and go The countryhome would not be begun for another year yet, but the purpose of it wasalready in the air. Then the peaceof it would bring drowsiness, and while I supported him there would comea few moments, perhaps, of precious sleep.