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PARTISAN REVIEW
-Goodbye, Madame. Dip if you will your hand in the holy
water font as you leave, and attend as well to the poorbox just to
the right of the door.
-Figs and kiss-me-nots. I would meet you upon this hon–
estly.
-I went far beyond the time normally allotted for a speaker.
Far.
-In Mexico City. Wearing the black jacket with the silver
conchos. And trousers of fire pink.
-Visited a health club there, my rear looked like two
pocketbooks, they worked on it.
- You were making an effort.
-Run in the mornings too, take green tea at noon, study
household management, finance, repair of devices.
-Born with a silver hoe in your mouth.
-Yes. Got to get going, got to make some progress.
-Followed by development of head-banging in the child.
-I went far beyond the time normally allotted to, or for, a
speaker. It is fair to say they were enthralled. And transfixed.
Inappropriate laughter at some points but I didn't mind that.
-Did the Eminence arrive?
-In a cab. In his robes of scarlet.
-He does a tough Eminence.
- Yes very tough. I was allowed to kiss the ring. He sat
there, in the audience, just like another member of the audience.
Just like anybody. Transfixed and enthralled.
-Whirling and jigging in the red light and throwing veils
on the floor and throwing gloves on the floor–
-One of my finest. They roared for ten minutes.
-I am so proud of you. Again and again. Proud of you.
-Oh well, yes. I agree. Quite right. Absolutely.
-What? Are you sure? Are you quite sure? Let me show you
this picture.
- Yes that's quite grand. What is it?
-It',s
Tancred Succored
by
Ermina.
- Yes she's sopping up the blood there, got a big rag, seems
a sweet girl, God he's out of it isn't he, dead or dying horse at
upper left. .. Who's the artist?
