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Before we came down to dinner I got him to spend three quarters of an hour in telling delightfully exciting lion and hyena stories to Ethel, Archie and Quentin. He told them most vividly and so enthralled the little boys that the next evening I had to tell them a large number myself. To day is Quentin's birthday and he loved his gifts, perhaps most of all the weest, cunningest live pig you ever saw, presented him by Straus. BEFORE WE CAME DOWN TO DINNER I'D GOT HIM TO SPEND THREE QUARTERS OF AN HOUR IN TELLING DELIGHTFULLY EXCITING LIONS AND HYAENA STORIES TO ETHEL ARCHIE AND QUINTON HE TOLD THEM MOST VIVIDLY AND SO ENTHRALLED THE LITTLE BOYS THAT THE NEXT EVENING I HAD TO TELL THEM A LARGE NUMBER MYSELF TO DAY IS QUINTON'S BIRTHDAY AND HE LOVED HIS GIFTS PERHAPS MOST OF ALL THE WEAST CUNNINGEST LIVE PIG YOU EVER SAW PRESENTED HIM BY STRAUSS
me, or at least in reading them as a steady thing. Now and then there is a powerful but sad story which really is interesting and which really does good; but normally the books which do good and the books which healthy people find interesting are those which are not in the least of the sugar-candy variety, but which, while portraying foulness and suffering when they must be portrayed, yet have a joyous as well as a noble side. We have had a very mild and open fall. I have played tennis a good deal, the French Ambassador being now quite a steady playmate, as he and I play about alike; and I have ridden with Mother a great deal. Last Monday when Mother had gone to New York I had Selous, the great African hunter, to spend the day and night. He is a perfect old dear; just as simple and natural as can be and very interesting. I took him, with Bob Bacon, Gifford Pinchot, Ambassador Meyer and Jim Garfield, for a good scramble and climb in the afternoon, and they all came to dinner afterwards. SERY AND SQUALOR AND CRIME OR AT LEAST IN READING THEM AS A STEADY THING NOW AND THEN THERE IS A POWERFUL BUT SAD STORY WHICH REALLY IS INTERESTING AND WHICH REALLY DOES GOOD BUT NORMALLY THE BOOKS WHICH DO GOOD AND THE BOOKS WHICH HEALTHY PEOPLE FIND INTERESTING ARE THOSE WHICH ARE NOT IN THE LEAST OF THE SUGAR CANDY VARIETY BUT WHICH WHILE PORTRAYING FOULNESS AND SUFFERING WHEN THEY MUST BE PORTRAYED YET HAVE A JOYOUS AS WELL AS A NOBLE SIDE WE HAVE HAD A VERY MILD AND OPEN FALL I HAVE PLAYED TENNIS A GOOD DEAL THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR BEING NOW QUITE A STEADY PLAYMATE AS HE AND I PLAY ABOUT ALIKE AND I HAVE RIDDEN WITH MOTHER A GREAT DEAL LAST MONDAY WHEN MOTHER HAD GONE TO NEW YORK I HAD SELLUS THE GREAT AFRICAN HUNTER TO SPEND THE DAY AND NIGHT HE IS A PERFECT OLD DEAR JUST AS SIMPLE AND NATURAL AS CAN BE AND VERY INTERESTING I TOOK HIM WITH BOB BACON GIFFORD PINCHOT AMBASSADOR MYER AND JIM GARFIELD FOR A GOOD SCRAMBLE AND CLIMB IN THE AFTERNOON AND THEY ALL CAME TO DINNER AFTERWARDS
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