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ABBEY OF GETHSE MAN]

TRAPP] ST‘ KENTUCKY

Nov. 3, 1964
Dear Victor:

I was so pleased to hear from you and to know that you are at
least fairly well, that though I am no Latin poet I immediately attempteA
a poem. Here it is. I do not know if it scans. All I can say is that
I think it does. The lines are supposed to be hexameters. If you
hear a strange noise it is the whole choir of Latin poets turning
in their graves.

It is certainly good to know that your eyes are serving you
well again and that you are working along as usual, or more or less so.
I can well understand that things might be tiring to you and I hope you
will not attempt a trip over here until you are sure that it will not
be a burden. Meanwhile, perhaps something else might offer itself. We
shall see. But we can be patient and look forward to our next meeting
whenever and wherever God wills it to be.

My hands are still afflicted with skin trouble though I can use
them all right. But it is a ndusance. I suppose I will finally have to
take some tests and find out precisely what the trouble is and what is
to be done. My assumption is still that poison ivy started it all, but
I never heard of it going on as long as this.

If you should hear news of my exhibiting strange blobs of ink in
Louisville, ignore the information: it is not worthy of your notice.

As always, my feelings about it are very mixed, but it was something
that presented itself in such a way that I thought I could do it
without harm to anyone.I think I have made plain to all concerned that
I do not regard it as 23 "art" and that they are not supposed to
either. If that will help.

Today I did not vote for Goldwater, but I heard that he had
come out in favor of Mammoth Cave. Or perhaps for enlarging it?

With very best wishes always to you and Carolyn,

Most cordially in Christ,

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